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Old 05-22-2021, 11:42 PM   #532 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Cd View Post
Jim - your work on it was a real inspiration.
I really appreciate all of the testing information you provided.

What would you estimate the cD was with the tail, based on the data you got from it ?
Hi Cd,

I had to do some digging around for some really old data files. I thought that maybe I had some old coast downs using the GPS to check Cd of the addition of the tail. No dice.

But I did find an A-B test for gas mileage here...

https://ecomodder.com/forum/showthre...tml#post203744

From this you should be able to calculate the effective Cd of the tail.

I estimated that air drag and rolling resistance are equal around 45 mph. The A-B test was done at 56 mph.

Jim.

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