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Old 10-05-2021, 05:00 PM   #287 (permalink)
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Same drag as pushing a 1' cube down the highway... I assume that means the CdA is approximately 1sqft?
To a first approximation, it depends on the orientation of the cube. Face on, the Cd is 1.05, edge on it's 0.80.
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