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Re: That Pesky Cd is back again...

To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
Subject: Re: That Pesky Cd is back again...
From: Ed Van Scoy <edvs@uswest.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 08:41:13 -0700
Guess I'll have to sign onto the "Healy List" to learn more about slugs. Never
know when Jeopardy or Regis will come calling.............
Ed

Keith Turk wrote:

> Slugs are an english unit of measurement which gives you a specific wieght
> per Mass Volume.....
>
> K..... " or Someone slow on the cooler uptake...."
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed Van Scoy" <edvs@uswest.net>
> To: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>
> Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 8:54 PM
> Subject: Re: That Pesky Cd is back again...
>
> > Mayf, you never cease to amaze me.............:-)    I know we beat
> > this up on
> > the list a long time ago, but how do YOU derive Frontal Area for your
> > formula (or
> > is it still in the theoretical stage?)    >snip<  (yipes, what are
> > slugs?)
> > Answer:  Creatures usually found hanging around Keith's trailer during
> > SpeedWeek
> > or WOS (Don't forget to watch that cooler, the sun's moving)
> > Ed
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > DrMayf wrote:
> >
> > > Well, I hope I have corrected my error in calculating the Cd formula. It
> was
> > > the result of trying to do the math at the same time I was doing the
> html
> > > scripting. I hope those of you who may have data on coasting through
> some
> > > measured times and speeds would try it and let me know if it works. The
> > > numbers I used were just POA. If you have data on time slips where I
> could
> > > put them into a data base for my amusement, send them to me! I like real
> > > data...
> > >
> > > Mayf, whos face is slightly less red but still ignorant on the desert.
> > >
> > > http://www.teknett.com/pwp/drmayf/cdmodel.htm
> > >
> > > will get you there directly ( I hope!)

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