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Table 1.

Normalized lift LN equations for different lift-generating systems.

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Figure 1.

Coefficients for a rotating cylinder.

Lift to drag ratio, L/D, standard lift coefficient, CL, and normalized lift, LN, (all dimensionless ratios), plotted against spin parameter (uT/v) for a rotating cylinder in Magnus effect. Data from Reid (1924).

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Table 2.

Morphometric data, reported standard lift coefficients, and calculated normalized lift values (air density is assumed to be 1.2 kg m−3).

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