Va. Privalov et Va. Samsonov, COMPARISON OF THE STABILITY PROPERTIES OF 2 AUTOROTATING MOTIONS, Journal of applied mathematics and mechanics, 58(2), 1994, pp. 223-234
The properties of the steady free fall of an autorotating rigid body i
n a resistant medium are compared with those of the corresponding perm
anent rotation of a mock-up of the body in a wind-tunnel. The relative
motions of the body and the medium are the same in both these steady
motions, but the body has a different number of degrees of freedom.