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Old 06-07-2012, 12:37 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Right, a pointy nose only helps above ~250MPH. Below that speed, a bullet is lower drag going backward.

"Cutting through" the air is not really how it works, below ~250MPH. It is far more important how cleanly the air is allowed to return to place as the vehicle moves through it.
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