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Old 09-03-2013, 06:51 PM   #250 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Grant-53 View Post
I have a copy of the issue of Sport Rider with this article. I will check and compare the paper version with the online version. I seem to remember some discussion of the size of the riders named in the original. There may be a common range for height and weight of motorcycle racers but more likely at the level of Moto GP, testing is done for specific riders on their race bikes. Rules limit the height of the bodywork behind the rider.

Are there any other sources of articles on the use of helmet fairings such as those used on the D type Jaguar or open cockpit aircraft?
Book,'Aerodynamic Drag,' by Sighard Hoerner,self-published,might be a source for that data.
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