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Old 03-27-2018, 03:18 PM   #698 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
The 907 was a more streamlined Porsche 910,and was rated at Cd 0.27,as raced at LeMans.
The upper-most 917 model shown,according to Hucho,was reported at Cd 0.22 (with zero features,no heat-exchanger porosity,or wing).It was shown with a fin(s).
These numbers are much better than I would have imagined.

Must be those smooth belly pans they had.

Any idea what the Porsche 917k was Cd wise?

I'm assuming higher drag, higher down-force from the wedge tail.
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