Thread: Cobra drag co-efficient....is it a "barn door"?
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Old 08-09-2012, 08:30 AM
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Cd changes from 0.55 to 0.65
Frontal area is 16.6 sqft.

You need "about" 466hp (DIN, about 600 "hot rod" hp) to 200mph with Cd 0.51.
I'm not going into the 466 vs 600hp definition...

BTW, 350hp DIN should suffice with the single seater windscreen.
The frontal area drops to about 12.5 sqft. The Cd changes to...?

Now, that 350Hp is something to discuss!
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