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Old 08-16-2011, 07:06 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Here's another idea. Take a look at this link: Drag of a Sphere

If we make our mirror housing a 9" diameter sphere, it will drop into the low drag bucket (0.07 Cd) at about 66 mph.

There should be enough room inside to place a nicely sized mirror and electric adjustment mechanism. But you still have the problems of image distortion and cleaning the clear part so you can see through it.
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