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Old 03-07-2009, 01:09 PM   #21 (permalink)
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trains

Hoerner has a section on trains in his book,"Aerodynamic Drag." I'll dig it out and post that,but I think Bicycle Bob and Big Dave have covered the fundamentals of it.Next to water transport,the train is the most efficient form of transport even as imperfect as it is.

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