Nitrous Express Quest for the 6’s Dragster update.

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Keating is working on one too. Probably won't be out till next year though, but it should be fast. I think he's going to start out with the same engine that went 158mph in his 3600 lb truck! BTW, looks like the dragster is turning out great Greg, can't wait to see/hear it!
 
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I have to say, that picture is very cool! How did he get it up there? Nice.
 
Matt, quick.

What's the equation for an object falling through the 1/4 mile? 9.8 meters per second squared. Are we going with a standing start or let it get up to speed? How much distance would it cover giving the coefficient of friction of air at 30,000 feet given it was dropped using the push method from the cargo area of a C-130 Hercules? Does the column of air over the nitrous canister come into effect or is that only at sea level in dyno cells?

I'm not good at math.
Chuck, stop looking and post already.

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Chris
 
sleepur606 said:
Matt, quick.

What's the equation for an object falling through the 1/4 mile? 9.8 meters per second squared. Are we going with a standing start or let it get up to speed? How much distance would it cover giving the coefficient of friction of air at 30,000 feet given it was dropped using the push method from the cargo area of a C-130 Hercules? Does the column of air over the nitrous canister come into effect or is that only at sea level in dyno cells?

I'm not good at math.
Chuck, stop looking and post already.

Later
Chris
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I swear I saw that same dragster jumping a volcano and touring China... hmm

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The equation is terminal velocity. If you drop & penny & a brick from the top of the empire state building at the same time which one will reach the ground first? :hehe: :hehe:
 
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The equation is terminal velocity. If you drop & penny & a brick from the top of the empire state building at the same time which one will reach the ground first? :hehe: :hehe:
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I think the questions isn't which one will hit first, but which one will leave yellow paint on the sidewalk. And terminal velocity can be quite deceiving. Although all things, theoretically, fall at the same velocity, depending on weight versus surface area, you can exponentially slow the descent of a given object. Think feather versus rock.

Also, the rear wing would give you downforce and the engine end would tumble, it's just a lot of craziness.

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Chris
 
cybermrc said:
I swear I saw that same dragster jumping a volcano and touring China... hmm

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If we could all whip out a camera as fast as you, it would have been caught touring many more places than that. :hehe::hehe::hehe:

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sleepur606 said:
I think the questions isn't which one will hit first, but which one will leave yellow paint on the sidewalk. And terminal velocity can be quite deceiving. Although all things, theoretically, fall at the same velocity, depending on weight versus surface area, you can exponentially slow the descent of a given object. Think feather versus rock.

Also, the rear wing would give you downforce and the engine end would tumble, it's just a lot of craziness.

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Chris
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that's because the free-fall theory only applies in vaccumn not within earth's atmosphere, thus even the acceleration upon descent of an object will not equal 9.8meters per second squared because air resistance (and height above earth) will change that number to a lower one, realistically for that rail falling from mount everest the initial acceleration would probably be roughly 8.8ish meters per second squared, and when it's almost making contact with the earth it would probably be even less due to more air resistance because of a greater speed
 
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