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Re: Center of pressure?

To: J I Waldron <jwaldron47@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Center of pressure?
From: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 08:45:40 -0700
I have no idea Jim.
I know that when they added the big fin to the Danny Boy streamliner
it went from a very twitchy car that crashed twice to one that is so stable
that it is almost boring to drive.

Bryan


J I Waldron wrote:
> Would a fin actually move the CP when the car was running
> straight?  Or do they only change the CP should the car get
> a little sideways? (Which, of course, is the point)
> 
> Thanks,
> Jim W.






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