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Re: frontal area/drag coefficient

To: "Higginbotham Land Speed Racing" <saltrat@pro-blend.com>,
Subject: Re: frontal area/drag coefficient
From: "landspeedracer" <landspeedracer@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 19:21:34 -0500
Well if I'm doing this program right it indicates that it took the Goldenrod
5000 HP to go 425 MPH. and I know that aint right.

JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Higginbotham Land Speed Racing" <saltrat@pro-blend.com>
To: "john robinson" <john@engr.wisc.edu>; "Albaugh, Neil"
<albaugh_neil@ti.com>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 11:47 AM
Subject: RE: frontal area/drag coefficient


> For relatively simple analysis try: http://www.bgsoflex.com/auto.html
>
> aerodynamic and rolling hp loss calculation you can get to Cd if you have
> enough input data.
>
> It has been helpful to me.
> Skip
>
>
>
> At 10:16 AM 11/6/01 -0600, john robinson wrote:
> >At 10:01 AM 11/6/01, you wrote:
> >>Has anyone ever had any experience with any of the existing computer
> >>programs that do aerodynamic analysis? Maybe there is an area that needs
to
> >>be explored.
> >>
> >>Regards,  Neil    Tucson, AZ
> >
> >
> >
> >   I think any programs available are either
> >  A: very high priced
> >B: needing very high $ computers to run
> >C: needing very high $ consultants to analyze the data
> >
> >              John Robinson, Mechanician

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