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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw
@John, if you have tested a lengthy boattail (even if it was only partial) at least twice, with no measureable improvement, then maybe you are doing it right, but something wrong with your measurements?
I mean, just the naked side panels at 11-14 deg would be a ping on the butt-o-meter, let alone if you have numbers from A-B testing  |
Here is how I measure. The instantaneous readout on the dash of power in Kw. It is very volatile and hard to read, varying wildly up & down.
The best I can hope for with no WT is 34 Kw @ 63 mph under ideal conditions: room temp, no wind no hill.
If the WT can reduce my power need by 15% I can cruise at 63 mph on only 29 Kw, pushing usable range from 300 to 350 miles. I think I can do better (-30%?) - pushing power consumption in to the mid 20s and range to 400. I will know soon.