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MazdaMatt · 07-08-2008, 02:43 PM

Cd is area-irrelevent, right? Cd*A is what calculates out the drag coeff, right? Cd is simply a product of shape and surface imperfections, so a 1/25 scale model should have the same Cd, but a much smaller Cd*A.

07-08-2008, 02:43 PM	#60 (permalink)
MazdaMatt Master EcoModder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 1,096 2k2Prot5 - '02 Mazda Protege5 90 day: 33.82 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	Cd is area-irrelevent, right? CdA is what calculates out the drag coeff, right? Cd is simply a product of shape and surface imperfections, so a 1/25 scale model should have the same Cd, but a much smaller CdA.