Date:         Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:45:35 -0600
Reply-To:     Thomas Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Thomas Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Aero's
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson@GORGE.NET>
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On Jun 13, 2008, at 11:35 PM, Don Hanson wrote:
....................
> Hey, idea!  I could duplicate the airflow I had in  my South African
> splittie in it's old hippie rockclimber days. As we went through the
> central
> Cali. valley in July we ran the front windshields wide open (they
> hinged at
> the top with adjustable slides and knobs) and the rear hatch..wide
> open...We
> wore our Smith goggles to keep the bugs out...That might reduce the
> frontal
> area and decrease the drag off the back...In that trim, I could get
> that
> 36hp screamer up to 59mph..on the flat..
>  Don Hanson


I can see it!  Safaris open, rear hatch up to keep the tail down, but
the goggles, the goggles are the critical feature here!

Thanks for the memories.

Mr. BZ-60 panel w/ 36 hp in Denver-1968