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gone-ot · 03-15-2011, 12:46 PM

...page 9: ..."losses" at 80-95 mph:

90-95% internal hystersis
_2-10% friction between tire & surface
1½-3½% air resistance

...the first document is dated 1971, the second is dated 2005.

03-15-2011, 12:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
gone-ot ...beats walking... Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,190 Thanks: 179 Thanked 1,525 Times in 1,126 Posts	...page 9: ..."losses" at 80-95 mph: 90-95% internal hystersis _2-10% friction between tire & surface 1½-3½% air resistance ...the first document is dated 1971, the second is dated 2005.