Paidoussis 



at all towing speeds.) Accordingly, in the case of a flexible towed 

 system this suggests the possibility of removable stabilizers; these 

 would be operative only at low towing speeds, and would be removed 

 at the operating speed to reduce drag. Incidentally, the above 

 would generally also apply to articulated towed systems, made up of 

 a number of rigid tubular sections flexibly connected [ 32] , [ 33] . 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



The author is grateful to his student, Mr. Jean J, Baribeau 

 for assistance in the preparation of this paper during the summer of 

 1970, The author wishes to thank the National Research Council 

 (Grant No, A4366) and the Defense Research Board (Grant No. 

 9550-47) for financial support making this research program possible. 



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