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1. Area, as in CdA (score: 1): Author: "Elon" <saltfever@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 21:43:09 -0800; I am trying to figure the frontal Area on my car to use in CdA calcs. I was going to put a 1ft length of duct tape on the front bumper and a 1ft piece on the windshield. Then get as far back as I can; /html/land-speed/2005-11/msg00124.html (7,668 bytes)
2. RE: Area, as in CdA (score: 1): Author: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>; Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 05:37:26 -0500; Make a full size cardboard template . Then either transfer it into a cad system or use a device called a perlimiter<sp?>. Dave; /html/land-speed/2005-11/msg00125.html (8,313 bytes)
3. RE: Area, as in CdA (score: 1): Author: Glenn Ridlen <saltrucker@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 07:34:19 -0800 (PST); My plan is to park the car in a garage door opening of known dimensions, then measure the distances from the door frame to the car in as small increments as practical. I will use this data to create; /html/land-speed/2005-11/msg00127.html (7,727 bytes)
4. Re: Area, as in CdA (score: 1): Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>; Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 08:14:53 -0800; Device is called planimeter. But, because of th einaccuracies of the Cd coefficient why go to so much trouble? Whay not just measure the overall height and width, calculate the rectangular area them; /html/land-speed/2005-11/msg00128.html (8,769 bytes)
5. Re: Area, as in CdA (score: 1): Author: "gary baker" <lsr350@hotmail.com>; Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 09:26:09 +1100; /var/spool/mqueue/: No such directory; /html/land-speed/2005-11/msg00132.html (7,053 bytes)
6. Area, as in CdA (score: 1): Author: "Elon" <saltfever@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 00:38:06 -0800; A hearty THANX to all of you that replied. . . you are a great team! D. Adin: I always go to Mayf's site first thing for everything technical. However, my model is not listed there. Glen: When Dave f; /html/land-speed/2005-11/msg00138.html (8,043 bytes)
7. Re: Area, as in CdA (score: 1): Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>; Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 08:32:31 -0800; Elon, a series of coast down tests are good. The real issues begin when trying to separate out the various parameters. Things like gear drag, rotating inertia, brake drag, rolling resistance. You mig; /html/land-speed/2005-11/msg00139.html (8,603 bytes)
8. RE: Area, as in CdA (score: 1): Author: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>; Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 12:31:15 -0500; here is outside the box idea. How about you build a ply wood enclosure for the car of a known shape that has a charcteristic Cd for the shape a rectangle perhaps. You will also know the area. At that; /html/land-speed/2005-11/msg00140.html (9,928 bytes)
9. RE: Area, as in CdA (score: 1): Author: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 09:55:28 -0800 (PST); It seems like the first idea was the simplest. Put a one square foot piece of cardboard on the front of the grill. Take a head-on picture, then draw a grid using the four sides of the known dimension; /html/land-speed/2005-11/msg00143.html (7,671 bytes)
10. RE: Area, as in CdA (score: 1): Author: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>; Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 10:06:09 -0600; I'd put one ruler horizontal and another one vertical to get a proper scale in both axes, back off a ways and then use a telephoto lens. A telephoto lens compresses the perspective so you can then u; /html/land-speed/2005-11/msg00154.html (8,438 bytes)

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