Radiator drag

[phoenix1963]

Originally Posted by Crumpp

1. Determine the atmospheric conditions in the game- that is the first priority. If it is not correct, anything else is a pointless waste of time.

What twaddle, Crumpp you need to distinguish between first and second order effects. Some simple corrections for the "actual" CloD atmosphere are not difficult. Some slight error in a model based on this data would have negligible effect on overall peformance in the scheme of things.

What is lovely about this is some REAL data on a small part of the contribution to performance. However it looks like the data in (winter?) temperate climes has been extrapolated to others, maybe a prediction for overseas performance. Perhaps the basis for a sensible extrapolation to other altitudes in the CloD models.

The very fact that it's labelled "temperate" should suggest to you that small variations in temperature are a fairly minor effect on drag due to the radiator, compared to overall drag - a second order effect.

Get a grip on what is and isn't important!

56RAF_phoenix