Mayf IS a Rocket Scientist.
>From: Ed Van Scoy <edvs@idt.net>
>Reply-To: Ed Van Scoy <edvs@idt.net>
>To: land-speed@autox.team.net
>Subject: Aero
>Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 17:30:19 -0700
>
>Wow Mayf, looks like that analysis was done by a rocket scientist ;)
>Question (s)
>18 sq ft frontal area on your Alpine? I know we beat this subject up
>last summer, but this number looks awful high. How did you arrive at it?
>
>As for rolling resistance, my book gives a tire friction coef. of .81
>for a radial tire on dry concrete: This drops to .1 on ice (naturally,
>deceasing with speed) Salt provides a challenge as it changes constantly
>within this range. If you had to ballpark a tire friction coef. for a
>slick 6" tire on salt, what would you guess?
>Ed
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