This thread is OVER. I have asked nicely once any further
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill Fuqua
> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 10:58 AM
> To: Bill Coleman; Amps
> Subject: Re: [Amps] RE : who needs it? Henry 8K
>
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>
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> At 11:16 PM 5/24/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>
> But does anyone other than a complete nut
> exceed those speeds by 50%? 100%? 200%?
>
> Above about 50 MPH the power required is
> proportional to the speed
> cubed! 100% increase ,say 50 to 100 MPH ,requires 8 times as
> much power 200
> % increase 50 to 150 MPH 27 times as much horse power. A 26%
> increase in
> speed amounts to a doubling of power.
>
> The engine of a car traveling at a speed of 75 MPH is
> producing about 2.5
> times than it would at 55 MPH. So that is like running almost
> 4kW instead
> of 1.5 kW.
>
> 73
> Bill wa4lav
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> 73
> Bill wa4lav
>
>
> >Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
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> > -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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