You know it takes several hours to lay out and stick on all that yarn. What
we learned was that this body is rather streamlined. Go figure. In other
words there isn't a lot of turbulence. Would need to do this to several cars
to build a data base. Then relevant changes might be easier to ascertain.
Didn't help come up with a CD # however.
John
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 10:42 AM
> Subject: Becketts Aero Check
>
>
> > Just found a picture when John was checking his Chevette's airflow.. it
> was
> > the Yarn deal
> >
> > He basically put 3" pieces of yarn all over the car at interval's and
then
> > tried to video tape it... at the end of a couple of Passes the Yarn
> > unraveled to reveal where the air was the most turbulent... it was an
> > interesting exercise and I think we all learned a bit from it...
> >
> > Since it's boring this morning I thought it might give us something to
> hash
> > over...
> >
> > Keith Turk
> > Austin Healey 100, Bugeye, Box sprites, Bonneville Camaro ( Land Speed
> > Racer)
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