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Old 07-24-2015, 02:50 PM   #1 (permalink)
orengomotors
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Making a more efficient, aerodynamic soapbox gravity race car

Hello,
My name is Joan, i'm from barcelona, Spain.
My project is to improve the aerodynamics of my soapbox, gravity racer or carretons (which it is the name in Catalan), As you may know , these vehicles are powered only by gravity, and one of the factors which limit its speed is the aerodynamic drag, and many of the ideas explained in this forum apply to my project.

so my goals are:
-determine what the actual cd is
-design and improved streamlined body
-build the new aero body
-determine the new cd
-calculate the improvement, and test how effective is the improvement

the actual soap box:


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