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Old 04-14-2020, 09:32 PM   #36 (permalink)
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Definitely not right. Expect it to be somewhere between 0.25 and 0.40. multiple the coefficient (Cd) by the frontal area (A) to get the total drag (CdA). I'd expect that to be in the 2.0-3.0 range.

Edit: that sounds more like the weight distribution.
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