This raises a few questions!
Victor what is the speed rating on the tires that you are using?
Do you have to file an FAA flight plan before leaving your house?
The other thing is the Car and Driver road test of the SU 2 liter
was way off with there 114 mph top speed.
Mike
Gary McCormick wrote:
> Using a tire diameter of 72 inches (which I am guessing at, AND which would
>change some at
> speed due to centripetal forces), 15k rpm in 5th gear works out to 324 mph...
>You go,
> Victor!
>
> Gary McCormick
> San José, CA
>
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> Mark van der Hoek wrote:
>
> > Laury, Victor wrote:>
> >
> > > in fifth at 15,000 rpm.
> > > Trying to accelerate in the wrong gear, in the wrong rpm range.
> >
> > You got THAT part right! Anyone want to calculate his speed here?
> >
> > > It would detonate
> >
> > It sure WOULD!
> >
> > > But 52,000 rpm in
> > > fifth gear @ 110 mph should not fall into this unusual
> > > load category. Or maybe it does.
> >
> > It DOES Victor! It really, REALLY does!
> >
> > <grin>
> >
> > Uh, what kind of engine did you say you had?
> >
> > Mark van der Hoek
> > Salt Lake City
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