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Old 10-19-2013, 03:15 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kennybobby View Post
Looks like they used the template but are running it backwards? They mentioned having an aerodynamic issue which prevented reaching the calculated top speed.

Human Power Team Delft & Amsterdam
As Sebastiaan exceeded 500-Watts of power output,he was stressing the body structure enough to deform its shape,hence altering the airflow/CdA.
This is in the realm of Kelly Johnson's Skunk Works engineering.Making it just strong enough for the task.
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