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ConnClark · 01-19-2009, 03:30 PM

Ummmmm..... golf ball dimples aren't effective on larger objects. If they were we would see large aircraft like 747s dimpled and such. On larger objects people use vortex generators to do a similar thing with less drag.

01-19-2009, 03:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
ConnClark DieselMiser Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Richland,WA Posts: 679 Das Schlepper Frog - '85 300SD 90 day: 23.23 mpg (US) Thanks: 16 Thanked 79 Times in 62 Posts	Ummmmm..... golf ball dimples aren't effective on larger objects. If they were we would see large aircraft like 747s dimpled and such. On larger objects people use vortex generators to do a similar thing with less drag. __________________