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Old 11-08-2012, 01:38 PM   #46 (permalink)
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Freebeard, Have you seen this thread? http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...etle-8412.html It is about a newer version but I think you share some of the same aerodynamic challenges (except engine cooling). He used to have his own website with more info at maxmpg something or other. I did a quick google search and didn't find it this time. I like the idea of experimenting with a boattail but I wonder how much benefit you will see down in that dirty air. I guess there is only one way to find out.
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The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.
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