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Re: Aero Stability - More Ramblings

To: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Aero Stability - More Ramblings
From: "Ron Gibson" <rgg14@cox.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2003 20:06:47 -0600
Dave
  I think Roger Lessman (sp?) had a ground effects liner back in the mid
80s. If I rremember right, he got out of shape and went end over end. Maybe
some one else has a better memory or more info.
  I really enjoy your rants and agree with most so don't stop.

Ron Gibson, Omaha NE


> you are not going to find it.I would love to meet one with a keen interest
> in high speed taxi testing and ground effects at high speed. Turks Berkley
> went from 216 to 249 playing with the spoiler. granted it was way out of
> whack to begin with but it is 33 mph as well. If you don't get the aero
> right it will be impossible to put enough power under the hood in the
first
> place. You can probably make enough power but the parts won't take it
> structurally.
>
> rant over..
>
> Dave





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