Subject	huh?
Posted by	Marshall on May 14, 2003 at 10:47 PM
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In Reply To	NSX = .23 Low CD is not always a good thing. At high Speed posted by MugenRacer on May 14, 2003 at 10:10 PM
Message	I don't think you can deduce the amount of lift by the coefficient of drag. First of all, you can create drag without creating any lift. So you can have any amount of drag, no matter how much or how little, and it doesn't mean that any corresponding amount of lift will be created. If you want to create lift, you'll need a wing. Bernoulli's priniciple states that the thicker the wing, the more lift that will be created. But that thicker wing will also create more drag. So you can't say that a lower CoD means that it will make lift, since often times the opposite is the case. In the end, there's not necessarily a direct relation between CoD and lift. And about the cars: [ http://www.mulsannescorner.com/techarticle1.htm ] [ http://www.mulsannescorner.com/techarticle1.htm ]
Follow Ups	question relating to that wind tunnel ?.. - JuicycJ4 21:27:08 05/14/03 i think it's .32 - socos 21:30:51 05/14/03 isn't it 0.3 for an NA cause it doesn't have the spoiler? (n/m) - Neo Corleone 22:15:27 05/14/03 NA coeff of drag is .31, TT is .30 because of the spoiler (n/m) - Kez43 01:06:40 05/15/03 NSX = .23 Low CD is not always a good thing. At high Speed - MugenRacer 22:10:49 05/14/03 Like this: - MugenRacer 22:17:15 05/14/03 That had absolutely nothing to do with coefficient of drag. - Marshall 22:30:22 05/14/03 omg that is like the 3rd different car to do that! (n/m) - Neo Corleone 22:30:25 05/14/03 Isn't there another set.... - ImTheDevil 22:34:39 05/14/03 Yes, I believe they had 2-3 cars flip in the exact same spot - Funky (NWZ) 22:58:37 05/14/03 Well, one of them flipped in practice before the race - KILLR300ZX 23:05:09 05/14/03 These are pics of the practice crash. (n/m) - MugenRacer 23:12:22 05/14/03 That's the one I remember (n/m) - ImTheDevil 23:13:34 05/14/03 videos of one of the benzes and a porsche doing the same>> - KILLR300ZX 23:23:34 05/14/03 The one that landed in the woods... - Tredmil 01:06:49 05/15/03 pwned (n/m) - Red ZX (SoCal) 22:49:17 05/14/03 dude, that car came over a crest and got air UNDER it. - Spee 23:00:28 05/14/03 This PIC could be a great Mobil 1 PIC. - ChazZ 05:57:31 05/15/03 huh? - Marshall 22:47:04 05/14/03 Don't forget that CoD not the final measure of a car's drag. - Marshall 22:57:01 05/14/03 To clarify... - Tredmil 01:10:31 05/15/03
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