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Look up golf ball design on www.google.com.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "DahMurf" <dahmurf_xl@yahoo.com>
To: "John Szalay" <john.szalay@worldnet.att.net>;
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 9:19 AM
Subject: Re: Arfon's Aerodynamics, a thought.
> > 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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