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1. Aero Question (score: 1): Author: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:52:43 -0800 (PST); Let's say you have a 76 Corvette roadster that's running 165mph with the top up. If you reduce the frontal area by approx 1200 sq in by removing the top and windshield and putting a tonneau over the; /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00419.html (7,405 bytes)
2. Re: Aero Question (score: 1): Author: <jonamo@landracing.com>; Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 13:22:00 -0500; Ummm, do the math??? Let me plug that into my abacass and i'll get back to ya. Im sure there is NO Easy answer to that. Jon; /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00421.html (7,799 bytes)
3. Re: Aero Question (score: 1): Author: "Pork Pie" <pork.pie@t-online.de>; Date: 22 Feb 2005 19:21 GMT; <jonamo@landracing.com> schrieb: If you make them square you reduce the speed....... See ya Pork Pie in other words, you have to know the shape to get an answer; /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00422.html (8,173 bytes)
4. Re: Aero Question (score: 1): Author: Ed Van Scoy <edvs@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:11:44 -0800 (PST); They didn't make a Corvette roadster in 1976.... They stopped in 1975 and didn't resume until 1998. So.... change your question to 1975 ;-) Ed -- Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com> wrote: __________________; /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00425.html (7,844 bytes)
5. Re: Aero Question (score: 1): Author: "todd" <todd@twinjugs.com>; Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 21:14:07 +0000; If this is a guessing game(which I don't see how it could be anyhting else)... mine would be that the car woud be a negative 15mph faster as there's no longer a tear shape to the top of it(like compa; /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00429.html (7,744 bytes)
6. Re: Aero Question (score: 1): Author: Nt788@aol.com; Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:25:52 EST; Thinking something, is incentive for doing something. Then you can tell us! Jack; /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00430.html (7,389 bytes)
7. Re: Aero Question (score: 1): Author: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>; Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 19:54:07 -0500; Approximatly 20 to 25 MPH. top up. If you reduce the frontal area by approx 1200 sq in by removing the top and windshield and putting a tonneau over the open cockpit, how much faster will the car be; /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00438.html (7,696 bytes)
8. Aero Question (score: 1): Author: "3liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>; Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 01:03:01 -0800; Snip. . . If you reduce the frontal area by approx 1200 sq in . . . how much faster will the car be with everything else remaining the same? Dick J Dick, drag is the Coefficient of Drag X the frontal; /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00443.html (7,674 bytes)
9. Re: Aero Question (score: 1): Author: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 03:11:35 -0600; keep in mind you still have to see and have a roll cage structure ... In the original example you had 1200 square inches.....that would be 10 ft by 1 ft or 5' X 2'.... 10 square ft no matter how you; /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00444.html (7,486 bytes)
10. Re: Aero Question (score: 1): Author: "gary baker" <lsr350@hotmail.com>; Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 20:50:58 +1100; Bikes are very dirty as far as Cd goes , the busa comes in at .58 aprox with rider so lets call it .6 where as a good car comes in at .3 even an open car would not come in as high as .6 . so as an ex; /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00446.html (7,685 bytes)
11. Re: Aero Question (score: 1): Author: Nt788@aol.com; Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 18:52:20 EST; Approximately 20-25mph Jack; /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00474.html (7,996 bytes)
12. Re: Aero Question (score: 1): Author: BWANA343@aol.com; Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 19:09:34 EST; keep in mind you still have to see and have a roll cage structure ... In the original example you had 1200 square inches.....that would be 10 ft by 1 ft or 5' X 2'.... 10 square ft no matter how you; /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00475.html (7,726 bytes)
13. Aero Question (score: 1): Author: "george mitchell" <americanpartnerinrussia@erols.com>; Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 18:37:32 -0200; Hey there list , The Porsche made some progress this wekend . The front end is off and I have started measuring and laying out the steel for the new frame. By the way I am using .134 M/S to be safe o; /html/land-speed/2000-02/msg00607.html (8,784 bytes)
14. Re: Aero Question (score: 1): Author: "Dan Warner" <dwarner@electrorent.com>; Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 05:41:55 -0800; I don't claim to be an aero specialist but I do know that the Flatfire streamliner flew at the last Speedweek with the bottom of the nose 1/2" higher than the rear of the car. There also was no cover; /html/land-speed/2000-02/msg00615.html (10,196 bytes)
15. Re: Aero Question (score: 1): Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>; Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 07:09:29 -0700; I had an interesting visit with the owner of Flatfire last fall at the Art City Trolley restaurant in Springville, UT. He blames the handling problems on relocation of tanks for fluids. They took lo; /html/land-speed/2000-02/msg00616.html (11,314 bytes)

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