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Old 09-21-2010, 07:09 PM   #164 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
...I am hoping to have the Cd between 0.1 and 0.14 which would put the CdA
between 2.5 sq ft and 3.5 sq ft. (the frontal area is just under 25 sq ft). I
based the design on the early Mercedes model of the Bionic, which has a Cd of
0.095 -- which is the lowest drag form with 4 wheels as I have seen...
Sounds like you want to first build a cheap and cheerful shape-correct initial
rolling prototype to check this out in full scale.

How I'm not sure.
Roll down tests on a little travelled country road?
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