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Date:         Mon, 30 Mar 2015 07:43:27 -0400
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Load vs fuel consumption..
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2015032923324540@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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That's interesting.  I thought it went as the square.


Larry A.




On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 11:32 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
wrote:


> At 09:23 AM 3/29/2015, Dennis Haynes wrote:
>
>> Wind resistance is such a large force to overcome you still use power to
>> get
>> down most descents. I really see this effect with the motor home. It take
>>
>
> And that goes up with the cube of speed, eight times for every
> doubling of speed.
>
> Yrs,
> d
>
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