It would be interesting to know what some camparable cars measure, like
nebulas thereom II. john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu> wrote: 28X30 inches is
840 in2, / 144 (ft2) and get 5.8 ft2, add a 1 ft2 bump for
the drivers head, ( I think I kinda need it) and you'll get 7ft2. with
14 inch tires and my fat a** its kinda hard to get smaller.....LOL
At 12:32 PM 11/5/01, you wrote:
>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
>To: DrMayf
>Cc: 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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