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[–] reptar@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Kudos for your humility, but you just said that you have no idea the magnitude.

I didn't mean to discount your awareness of the margins of optimization. It's quite a thing moving the needle in an established market (not to mention the money and years of R&D). But this ain't it

[–] LyD@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Do you know the magnitude? If not, we're both talking out of our asses. There must be some research or wind tunnel data out there about this, but I don't have the numbers and I don't know where to look.

[–] reptar@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I was thinking about my comment today and that I was being a grouchy meanie. Sorry!

No I don't know the numbers, but yeah vehicle aero tests, even at full scale are very doable. CFDs probably sufficient too. You said you're a formula fan iirc, so that's probably something you hear about plenty.

[–] LyD@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

I thought you were very polite and respectful, no worries.

I only know enough about aerodynamics to understand that I don't actually know shit. I think most racing fans are in the same boat as me.

I'd love to learn more, and that's really all that I was asking for.