aerohead -
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Originally Posted by aerohead
I won't be able to put my hands on it anytime soon,but in the past it has been reported that the EPA ignores mirrors and their frontal area in certification of new cars.
If the Cd reflected the drag of the mirrors,it would skew the CdA of the car,as the CdA would be figured on the smaller frontal area of the car sans mirrors.
It's kind of a book-keeping foible.I'll try and dredge that up.  |
I think it was a safety issue in the sense that they didn't want to penalize manufacturers for having big side-view mirrors. If there was a penalty there would be the temptation to make the "minimum size" mirror.
CarloSW2