The Healey Motor Company along with Austin Supplied Money did some quarter
scale wind tunnel work in 53-54.... and when Donald Healey went 203 in 56
the actual Hp requirement was within 3hp of that required by the design in
testing.....
The British have a long history of quality engineering....and aerodynamic's
thou they don't know poop about Rotary wing flight.... ( My buddy Blue
Anderson would beg to differ with me )
Keith
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Neimeyer" <tjn56@swbell.net>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 7:52 PM
Subject: Wind Tunnel Testing Part II
> For a car only, the Goldenrod was the first American car wind tunnel
tested,
> in 1965 at California Institute of Technology. The SAE report goes on to
> say thay the English were testing prior to this but it was not specific.
>
> Regards, Tom
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