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Originally Posted by Bruce
I tested different wing angles today. I built adjustable braces and found a hill that is .9 miles long. My procedure was to put it in neutral at a mile marker at the top of the hill while traveling 55 mph, and then see how much speed I gained by the bottom. To make a long story short, at the low and high end of my adjustments I could reach 60.9 mph, but I found a sweet spot right around 10 degrees that would take me to 62.8 mph. I made about 20 runs in order to be sure my results were repeatable.
In my final run I removed the wing entirely and hit 65 mph. 
Back to the drawing board. |
UPDATE 2020
Was this project perhaps scrubbed prematurely because of dependence on on coast-down testing?
Would have Throttle Stop Testing or another means be a better indicator of success or failure?
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Architect, Artist and Designer of Objects
2012 Infiniti G37X Coupe
1977 Porsche 911s Targa
1998 Chevy S-10 Pick-Up truck
1989 Scat II HP Hovercraft
You cannot sell aerodynamics in a can............
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