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gone-ot · 07-25-2012, 11:23 PM

No, because it's the product of frontal area (A) times Cd that counts, so if the frontal areas are different then their aero drag forces will likewise be different.

The smaller the A×Cd product is, the lower the resultant aero drag force is.

07-25-2012, 11:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
gone-ot ...beats walking... Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,190 Thanks: 179 Thanked 1,525 Times in 1,126 Posts	No, because it's the product of frontal area (A) times Cd that counts, so if the frontal areas are different then their aero drag forces will likewise be different. The smaller the A×Cd product is, the lower the resultant aero drag force is.