995 Newtons of Drag

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Adem Rudin.

As the date for milling the molds for the new car looms, we've being doing a lot of aerodynamic analysis on the shell for the new car. Yesterday, one of our members asked I wonder how much drag our vans generate?

Today, we have the answer: 995 newtons of drag at 65 mph! Flow separation is bad.