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Offline Descolada

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Re: I need a favour from a willing Wee pilot...
« Reply #20 on: June 21, 2013, 22:36:06 »
No need. Just trying to give back to offset some of the help I have got here  :)

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Re: I need a favour from a willing Wee pilot...
« Reply #21 on: June 22, 2013, 07:35:37 »
+1 for what Descolada said.

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Re: I need a favour from a willing Wee pilot...
« Reply #22 on: June 22, 2013, 09:11:06 »
:bow-blue:
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Re: I need a favour from a willing Wee pilot...
« Reply #23 on: June 22, 2013, 14:27:42 »
Results are in!

As I can't be bothered to calculate the cross sectional area of a Wee, the following are Cd*A results, where Fd (drag) = 0.5 * rho * Cd * A * v^2

rho  = air density (1.2 kg/m^3 approx. standard atmosphere)
Cd = drag coefficient
A = cross sectional area, m^2
v = forward speed, m/s

The provided data gives me:
0.9 < Cd*A < 1.48

This includes rolling resistance as well as drag. The lower the number, the less drag the bike experiences, so the longer it'll roll/less fuel it'll use.

Thanks for your help :)
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Re: I need a favour from a willing Wee pilot...
« Reply #24 on: June 23, 2013, 01:16:09 »
:confusion-confused:
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Re: I need a favour from a willing Wee pilot...
« Reply #25 on: June 23, 2013, 01:37:08 »
Lost me at cross lol
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Re: I need a favour from a willing Wee pilot...
« Reply #26 on: June 23, 2013, 11:02:39 »
I was going to come back and share the equations... but maybe not haha :haha:
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Re: I need a favour from a willing Wee pilot...
« Reply #27 on: June 23, 2013, 16:40:06 »
Do it anyway, I'm sure there are people that understand it and would be interested.
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Re: I need a favour from a willing Wee pilot...
« Reply #28 on: June 24, 2013, 10:43:30 »
I'm dyslexic when it comes to maths, but I liked the pretty squiggles  :shock: