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Old May 2, 2005 | 06:59 PM
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I'm looking for some results from wind tunnel tests or aerodynamic calculations via CFD (computational fluid dynamics) on the 997. Anybody out there who knows a link or magazine?
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Drag coefficient c/d
997/0.28
997S/0.29
996/0.30

Anything more is most likely proprietary and not disclosed
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frontal area is 2 m^2
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I'm looking for more. Pictures or graphs of results. They brag in the folders about the fight between the engineers and the aerodynamics people. Like to see some effidence of those fights.
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over my head. they said the mirrors help ( grin )
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You'll be lucky to get any usable data - though you may find comparisons of lift figures for the new models compared to previous 911s.
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I'm looking for more. Pictures or graphs of results. They brag in the folders about the fight between the engineers and the aerodynamics people. Like to see some effidence of those fights.
i'd be very surprised if you found that data for public consumption...and who really cares to challenge the veracity of their ad copy. i'm only interested in knowing the car won't leave the road at 150+. the early audi tt had this problem cos of the severely sloping rear body work, a la 911.
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I will be surprised too, if can get my hands on a picture or a result of calculations or windtunnel. My interest goes further than only knowing that it is OK. I like to look at the results if possible.
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