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Old 07-27-2012, 12:26 PM   #27 (permalink)
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I think you're both wrong, Jack & Niel, size doesn't affect Cd at all. That's the whole point. Same shape = same Cd. A 1x1x1 cube in theory has exactly the same Cd as a 2x2x2 cube. The frontal area of the 2x2x2 cube is 4 times larger so the total drag is 4 times larger, but the Cd is the same.


Check out the link below for more info.
https://ecourses.ou.edu/cgi-bin/eboo....1&page=theory
Note how different shapes are given different Cd's, with not mention of thier size.
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