Richard and Listees:
Just out of curiosity, which end of the tear drop would be the front end
(into the wind)?
Also, how does aerodynamic drag compare to the other sources of friction at
highway speed?
Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
Email - bobmgtd@home.com
52 MGTD - NEMGTR #11470
71 MGB - NAMGBR #7-3336
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: Remade 'what makes a car a 'Classic?'
> Bill writes,
> Coefficient of drag varies with the frontal area of the body
> but 3-D design shape enters into actual drag. A tear drop is
> about the most aerodynamic shape and a flat plate perpendicular
> to the direction of fluid flow, is about the worst.
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