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Old 12-16-2020, 02:02 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JulianEdgar View Post
I would have thought a qualified engineer would find this all very easy. But let the sociologist / geographer / journalist help you!

550 metres altitude with a sea level pressure of 1013.25mB = 951mB

951mB at (say) 25 degrees C = air density of 1.1 kg/cubic metre

80 km/h (22.2 m/s)

Calculated stagnation pressure = 271 Pa.

Pressures measured on car:

My apology, I just now saw the 80 km/h in the caption. Thanks!
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