- 1. Re: drag/frontal area (score: 1)
- Author: Joe Amo <jkamo@rapidnet.com>
- Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 13:18:43 -0700
- Skip looking at just know data says something is off in these "calculations": you went 270 mph with 840hp Ez hook reached a speed of 301 mph with 170hp in 96' Joe :) /// /// land-speed@autox.team.net
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- 2. Re: drag/frontal area (score: 1)
- Author: Higginbotham Land Speed Racing <saltrat@pro-blend.com>
- Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 14:22:26 -0600
- Joe, it is half the frontal area for starters and has 2 wheels....might have something to do with it??? I didn't say I was correct....just that I made some assumptions in the absence of factual data.
- /html/land-speed/2001-11/msg00181.html (8,352 bytes)
- 3. Re: drag/frontal area (score: 1)
- Author: Higginbotham Land Speed Racing <saltrat@pro-blend.com>
- Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 14:26:44 -0600
- Joe, it is half the frontal area for starters and has 2 wheels....might have something to do with it??? I didn't say I was correct....just that I made some assumptions in the absence of factual data.
- /html/land-speed/2001-11/msg00182.html (8,352 bytes)
- 4. Re: drag/frontal area (score: 1)
- Author: Joe Amo <jkamo@rapidnet.com>
- Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 13:43:31 -0700
- How did you get .14 cd with 840 hp and 270mph?? /// /// land-speed@autox.team.net mailing list /// To unsubscribe send a plain text message to majordomo@autox.team.net /// with nothing in it but ///
- /html/land-speed/2001-11/msg00183.html (8,523 bytes)
- 5. Re: drag/frontal area (score: 1)
- Author: Higginbotham Land Speed Racing <saltrat@pro-blend.com>
- Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 16:45:26 -0600
- Used Bowling's formula: http://www.bgsoflex.com/auto.html .14Cd; 13.5 sq ft frontal area; temp 70 degrees; baro 25"; speed 270; weight 3000; tire pressure 75; no front lift. Now if I use 50 lbs tire
- /html/land-speed/2001-11/msg00185.html (9,174 bytes)
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