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Originally Posted by groar
A sheet to calculate your consumption based upon Frontal Area, Cd, Crr, weight and speed :
http://www.geocities.com/frontsidesk8er/delsolaero.xls
(not mine)
On flat and in ideal conditions, but can be great to see how mpg changes when you change some parameters.
Have fun,
Denis. |
According to that calculator, assuming I've got all of my vehicle parameters correct, I need ~2900hp to make 200mph. And roughly 2 megawatts of power.
By my calculations I'm still under 1C at 200mph, hooray!
Also, on gasoline, I would be getting roughly 1.5 gpm.
And a drop-dead range at 55mph of over 1,500 miles! Success!
Now for hill-climbing calculations...
I'm left with more than enough brunt to muscle up a 50% grade at 100mph...