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Old 03-08-2024, 06:28 AM   #1301 (permalink)
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Increase frontal area to reduce Cd. Final CdA = ?

I wouldn't mind that while returning home in a hail storm...

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Old 04-13-2024, 11:35 AM   #1302 (permalink)
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Old 04-15-2024, 02:49 PM   #1303 (permalink)
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Increase frontal area to reduce Cd. Final CdA = ?

I wouldn't mind that while returning home in a hail storm...
I wonder if that works in the bedroom?
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IIRC the uncropped illustration showed one standing but unoccupied. It would be more like putting on a unicycle.

I suspect at speed, crouched down, it would be an aerodynamic lifting body.
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Shortyverse is no longer my favorite retro AI channel, that might be Dog People Productions or Abandoned Films, but this one is car-centric:

I approve KITT being a Porsche 550 Spyder.
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For some retro-futuristic approach it would be quite cool...
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