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Originally Posted by aerohead
With the low power I need all the distance I can get to the mile trap.
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What is the goal of the run ? To get the top speed of the truck with the aeromods ? Couldn't you get a good estimate of that by finding the Cd of the rig ?
Also, what about swapping out the gears for a short course ?
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Originally Posted by aerohead
have reason to be going to Alpine,Tx for astronomy and may go by the Texas Mile just to look,but I really can't see it as a resource for what I'm doing.
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Eventhough you might not get to the trucks top speed, wouldn't the information from a mile run be helpful to estimate some sort of acceleration curve ? At the very least it would be a fun day at the track !
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Originally Posted by aerohead
,I am now very interested in buying some wind tunnel time at GM.The road-testing is extremely problematical for data acquisition,and each year I appreciate the value of large-scale tunnels,even at $2,000/hour.
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What about the A2 tunnel ?
From what i have read in the past, there is always a
huge waiting list for testing at the large scale tunnels. Texas Tech has one, but im not sure its large enough to fit a full size vehicle.
And $2,000 an hour ? I thought it was
many times greater than that - if they even let individual hobbyist in. You are referring to the A2 - no ?
Why not save some serious money and hassle and drop by the A2 ?
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I'd love to see your truck and the AeroCivic tested here. That would be awesome.