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On 5 Mar 98 at 5:15, CARVER, JEFFREY D wrote: > Weird as it may seem, a small layer of turbulent air at the > tube surface allows the remaining air to move at a higher > velocity, producing more total air flow. Thanks for the explanation and the confirmation. > I did do the calculations to determine the maximum velocity > for a vehicle with given constants such as HP, frontal area, > friction coefficient, etc. It worked out to be 84 mph. I actually > tested it out to find it was true, I maxed out at 84 mph. > Wish I still had the formula to perform this calc. Then how come my 68 would do over 100? [Years ago, we were both younger! ;-) ] Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA *******************************