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Old 02-03-2015, 07:31 PM   #426 (permalink)
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indicated mileage

I ran some quick numbers using the 3-lower mpg values,which gave around 30.5 mpgs rough average.(I don't know what the distance weighting per tank was).
Even if we allow an air density advantage for your elevations,we might be saying 27.2 mpg at standard conditions.
Compared to a baseline of 19-mpg (naked),Dark Aero is still 'off the charts.'
And we have a weight penalty of about 800-pounds compared to the EPA test weight and the 5th wheel RR.
The raw numbers suggest that her drag is coming in below Cd 0.13,to explain the mpg (I'm allowing a 5.67% delta mpg/ 10% delta CdA,@ 65-mph).
After the 'roundtrip' numbers are in hand,we can get a better appraisal.
Even with the preliminary data,Dark Aero is in an exclusive club of one.I'm relatively certain that this has never happened before in the history of automobiles.
Great going!
You have a license to print money!
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