so by that logic a 1 pound Tear dropped shaped object has the same wind resistance as a 6 ton flat brick. note: our vans more closely resemble the brick :)
> My goodness you guys, nobody is thinking, and I can't sit quietly any > longer! > > The mass of the vehicle does not change the wind resistance, or the MPG, > on > the highway. Stop and go or big hills is another story, but on flat ground > at steady speed the van could be 6 tons and you'd get the same MPG. > > At steady speed you are not accellerating the mass, you are only pushing > the > wind out of the way, so mass doesn't matter. > > John > Aircooled.Net Inc. > > |
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