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Old 05-25-2012, 12:55 PM   #5 (permalink)
tortoise
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number 9 - '89 Geo Metro LSi
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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls View Post
[In other words, this aircraft has the aerodynamic drag of ten Honda Insights*.
The aerodynamic drag of ten Insights going 560 mph, that is. (Wouldn't that be fun?)

I believe drag coefficents on aircraft are calculated using area in plan view (from above or below) rather than frontal area.
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