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Old 04-19-2014, 03:21 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Old 04-19-2014, 03:31 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 04-19-2014, 03:40 PM   #3 (permalink)
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What's bizzare,is that it actually competed in the SAE Mileage Marathon competition.
According to Hoerner's drag table it would have about Cd 0.20.
Guess,some of the teams/ officials have as twisted a sense of humor as some of us.
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He is doing it backwards... much more efficient to approach from the opposite end.
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Old 04-19-2014, 03:45 PM   #5 (permalink)
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He is doing it backwards... much more efficient to approach from the opposite end.
You are correct sir.It has been wind tunnel tested and verified.
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Guess it gets the job done, perhaps that roll at the end is acting as a perimeter spoiler.
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Guess it gets the job done, perhaps that roll at the end is acting as a perimeter spoiler.
It's a NASA Large Eddy Break Up device (LEBU)
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Looks like I'll get to be there this year.

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