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Originally Posted by JulianEdgar
Unlike what you write, the material in my book (which basically I am quoting from for nearly everything I write here) was checked before publication by four expert car aerodynamacists.
They included:
- the head of aerodynamics at a major car company
- an F1 aerodynamicist
- a professor of aerospace (and author of two major books on car aero)
...and of course my official technical consultant and reviewer for every page in the book, Dick Barnard. Dick's CV:
Richard Barnard is a world-renowned aerodynamicist. He started his career as an undergraduate aeronautical engineering apprentice at Handley Page Ltd, and later became Principal Lecturer and Postgraduate Research Tutor at the University of Hertfordshire, and is currently a Visiting Research Fellow. He is also a founder member of the UK Wind Engineering Society, and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS). He has been a consultant for numerous companies, including Jaguar and Rolls-Royce Bentley. Richard is the author of Road Vehicle Aerodynamics and has written many technical papers.
That is why I am very confident in the material.
So when I read what you write, which is very often completely or in part wrong, I am cross that you are leading people astray. It becomes even worse when you persist in saying the same thing, despite the errors in what you are saying being pointed out.
Misconceptions are fine - no one is perfect - but to continue to give people poor advice, is in my opinion, unforgivable.
I have this really odd moral belief that people modifying their cars should actually be given the best advice available. That way, they spend less of their money, time, effort and enthusiasm being wasted by pursuing courses of action that result in outcomes that often don't achieve what was promised. |
*Expert doesn't account for much if they're just supplicants,smearing the blueprint ink around a bit,while the stylist remains overlord.Do your 'experts' drive Cd 0.12 automobiles? I'm certain that they're at an income level that would allow it.
*So far,you haven't demonstrated such a command of aerodynamics that I consider you a peer.Your appraisal of my abilities means nothing to me.Which goes back to my comment about Donald Rumsfeld. It's what you don't know that makes you stand out.I truly don't believe that you'd be able to discern if any of us were wittingly attempting to deceive. That knowledge appears to lie ahead of you.
*Please take a look at the University of Cambridge,Cd 0.11,CUER,Eco solar racer,and explain where my recommendations have gone off the rails.I remain the student forever.