Appendix a – Calculated Industries 8703 User Manual

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APPENDIX A –

BODY STYLE AND DRAG COEFFICIENTS*

BODY STYLE

DRAG COEFFICIENT

Open Convertible

0.5 – 0.7

Station Wagon and Van Body

0.5 – 0.6

Notchback or Sedan

0.4 – 0.55

Fastback

0.3 – 0.4

Fairings all around, streamlined shape

0.2 – 0.25

K-shape 0.23

Optimum streamliner

0.15 – 0.2

Motorcycles

0.6 – 0.7

Trucks

0.8 – 1.5

Buses

0.6 – 0.7

* Aerodynamic drag data from Bosch Automotive Handbook

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