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Old 04-11-2019, 11:49 AM   #37 (permalink)
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There was a thread where someone took a canopy and cut it down to half length. A true aerocap will have taper above the bed rails.
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This one? He did notice an improvement but later added a full aerocap IIRC.
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The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.

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