Frank Ball wrote:
>
> } Subject: Re: High RPM's etc.
> }
> } > 50% throttle for 105.
> } > --
> } > Michael Clark
> }
> } Damn Mike, That must mean
> } you can go 210 at full
> } throttle. That's pretty
> } cool. :)
> }
> } Alan...
>
> Not quite. If 105 is 50% throttle, and 50% throttle = 50% horsepower,
> then to find top speed take the cube root of 2 times 105 mph cubed. Thats
> 132 mph, believable for a slightly modified Dak.
>
> Wind resistance (drag) increases proportionately to velocity squared.
> Power required = drag * velocity. So power required is proportional to
> velocity cubed.
>
> Frank Ball 1UR-M frankb@sr.hp.com (707) 794-4168 work
> Hewlett Packard (707) 794-3038 fax (707) 538-3693 home
> 1212 Valley House Drive Kawi KDX200, Yamaha XT350 YZF600R Seca 750
> Rohnert Park CA 94928-4999 '95 Dakota SLT Club Cab V8 5-Speed 2WD
... uh, yeah, that's what I was trying to say. I just didn't want to
sound too educated ;-|
It's pretty cool how this math stuff acutally works out in real world
situations. I should have listned more in school...
-- Michael Clark mike@snakebite.com 93, LE, 2wd, reg. cab, SWB 5.2, Auto, Mark III MP SBEC, K&N FIPK
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