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Old 05-23-2013, 01:58 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mf70 View Post
That was fun to watch & think about.

1) the rectangle didn't have the same cross section as the foil and the original rod, so the drag value really can't be compared.
No, but it certainly is telling - it had a much reduced frontal area, and yet displayed much greater drag.

An equally telling display, I think, would be to build this same rig and test three shapes: a square, add a rounded nose to the square for a bullet shape, then add a proper tail to the bullet to create an airfoil. That would keep the frontal area constant.
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