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Re: What's Up?

To: "Richard Fox" <v4gr@rcn.com>, "john robinson" <john@engr.wisc.edu>,
Subject: Re: What's Up?
From: Higginbotham Land Speed Racing <saltrat@pro-blend.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2001 14:37:28 -0600
Mine is 6.8 sq ft. and made out of a cylindrical tank. Front tires inside
and rear in fairings.

Skip


At 10:32 AM 11/5/01 -0800, Richard Fox wrote:
>I know absolutely nothing about this, but frontal area is a big part of drag
>I suppose and 7sq. ft. sounds like alot. But I don't know. Anyone have some
>numbers to compare to?   Rich Fox
>-----Original Message-----
>From: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
>To: DrMayf <drmayf@teknett.com>
>Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>Date: Monday, November 05, 2001 09:20 AM
>Subject: Re: What's Up?
>
>
>>I'm here, been putting pixel to screen, drawing my streamliner....   front
>>wheel drive front wheel steer staggered rear wheels....right now about 7
>>ft2  frontal area.... trying to get it lower....which do you think is
>>better, slightly rounded body panels but still a rectangle? or swoopy
>>"trout" looking? is lowering the body between the wheels and making wheel
>>fairings better from a C/D standpoint (ala "Red Head" ) or shaped like the
>>Feuling with a rectangled squarish shape?
>>
>>              John Robinson, Mechanician

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