Now there's a splitter!
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Now there's a splitter!
I think that those endplates would block a fair amount of area at large yaw angles but otherwise that is some kind of contraption.
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The Phantom is my favorite, Gary.
I know Tajima won Pikes Peak but I'm not sure if he set a record time.
I know Tajima won Pikes Peak but I'm not sure if he set a record time.
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If I ever win the $200M Powerball, I am going to buy a Rhino and learn to fly it. I hear they are only like $2M in decent shape. I might have to start out on a P-51 or P-47 or something first!
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He does hold the current record for unlimited but it should be noted that it's not much faster than Millen's best time(the previous record) and Millen's time was set on a full gravel/dirt course, while Tajima's record is after the course was mostly paved. I was there the last year that Millen ran and the first year that there was any pavement. He still didn't go any faster. The mountain has to allow you to be fast. The course condition is crucial.
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Gary, I have the same dream about buying a Phantom. I keep my eyes on the Aviation Week Aerospace source book every year to see which countries are still operating them. Germany and Japan still have a large number. So does Iran...
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I did get to sit up front in an active duty WW version at George AFB, but only in a hangar. My friend was the IG for the unit and so he sat in back and explained a bunch of stuff to me. I was most interested in the throttles!
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Paul Brown (www.tigerracing.com) sent me this pic and I really didn't think anything of it ......... until I looked at what he was standing on........
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When you are drifting the car around a corner at high yaw angles the outside endplate is blanking a portion of the upper surface of the splitter and creating a lower pressure area in it's shadow (when compared to zero yaw angle). That will directly affect the downforce the splitter is creating.
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Sounds like a lot the the people that do HPDE/track days....
I can see you in a P-51, sleek airframe designed to compliment excessive horsepower! Now that sounds like fun.
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racing on a slippery surface with and without aero is something I know about a little. They are much easier to drive with the aero. Maybe a tick slower but much safer.
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