Re: Arfon's Aerodynamics, a thought.

[DahMurf <dahmurf_xl@yahoo.com>]

>  Has anyone looked at the golfball principle ?  
> a dimpled skin on a streamliner.  a golfball flys
> further because
> of the dimples, a smooth ball less.  a rough skin on
> a baseball allows
> more distance.


Wasn't it Corbin that had the golf ball dimpled faring
on a bike on the salt?

I wonder if we can really apply what works to either
ball to a vehicle. The baseball/golfball can rotate
while the bike/car can't. Exactly when do the dimples
provide benefit - while rotating or not?

Murf
#1301b M/PG-250
Twin Jugs Racing


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