Date:         Mon, 29 Apr 96 14:16:00 CDT
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From:         Joel Walker <JWALKER@ua1vm.ua.edu>
Subject:      Re: aerodynamics (Seriously...)

On Mon, 29 Apr 1996 14:08:16 -0500 <Porter_Fred%PAX9@mr.nawcad.navy.mil> said:
>This is similar to why golf balls are dimpled.  If hit the same, a smooth
>golf ball will not travel as far as a dimpled golf ball.   If this worked,
>the drag would be reduced (somewhat) and mpg increased.

sooo .... we should all go out and "dimple" our buses with a ball peen
hammer???

:)

there once was some folks up in the PNW, named IPD, that had some stick-on
vortext generators that supposedly worked pretty good. but sales were
lousy so they quick selling them. a set for a station wagon (or bus) was
about $50.

joel

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