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Re: What's Up?

To: "john robinson" <john@engr.wisc.edu>, "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>
Subject: Re: What's Up?
From: "Richard Fox" <v4gr@rcn.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 10:32:11 -0800
I know absolutely nothing about this, but frontal area is a big part of drag
I suppose and 7sq. ft. sounds like alot. But I don't know. Anyone have some
numbers to compare to?   Rich Fox
-----Original Message-----
From: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
To: DrMayf <drmayf@teknett.com>
Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, November 05, 2001 09:20 AM
Subject: Re: What's Up?


>I'm here, been putting pixel to screen, drawing my streamliner....   front
>wheel drive front wheel steer staggered rear wheels....right now about 7
>ft2  frontal area.... trying to get it lower....which do you think is
>better, slightly rounded body panels but still a rectangle? or swoopy
>"trout" looking? is lowering the body between the wheels and making wheel
>fairings better from a C/D standpoint (ala "Red Head" ) or shaped like the
>Feuling with a rectangled squarish shape?
>
>              John Robinson, Mechanician

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