... Nice to see 3 Saabs in there, 4 if you count the NG900 example. Too bad there's no picture of URSAAB. I kind of think the .212 for the 1935 Tatra T77 is a...
Yeah, the 92 , 97 and 9-3 all got beat by a Rumpler Tropfenwagen ! I wonder how much the later big bumpers affected the Sonett ? Go to the list of cars and...
I don't usually post messages here, but I'd like to mention that in the mid-80s I worked at a small firm in Monrovia called Aerovironment that built prototype...
Pat Quinlan
pjq@...
Apr 1, 2007 4:15 pm
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Folks, If you could help me fill in the remaining drag coefficients for the Saab models that I have posted today, that would be extremely helpful for history...
... There aren't very many older cars that are better than the origianl 1947 SAAB 92, and most of those are prototypes, not production cars. The original...
... Wouldn't that shape be exactly the cross-section of an airplane wing? And wouldn't that provide an undesired amount of lift? Guess it just goes to show why...
... Interesting thing, aerodynamics. My father read RV magazines for a while before he eventually bought a camper for his pickup. I remember him telling me one...
... Probably quite a bit. I also wonder about the difference between the Sonett II and the Sonett III. And how much did the V-4 bulge changed the drag on the...
... One way of getting that downforce is to slope the flat bottom pan upward from front to back, so that there is a vacuum created beneath the car. This...
... Not a lot I think. By the looks of it, it did not change the airflow over the hood a lot, and it did not increase the frontal area. Same for the '73- thick...
Here's a good question: What approaches in your memory have Saab used to successfully minimized lift in all of their models once they have designed the body...
Some of you here on the group will know Brian Butler who used "The Saab Sanctuary" as the name of his small business here in Kent, England. Sadly, I have to...
... I recall Brian from the '98 International at Gaydon if memory serves. My condolences. Very sad. _________________________________ Cheers- William "Chip"...
derek, any time the hobby looses an enthusiast it is a huge loss. in the saab comunity , it is so small that globally we almost all know each other via this...
... My condolences. He once helped me with a hard to find steering wheel part... He was very helpful. -- MH '72 97 '77 96 '78 95 '79 96 '91 900i '95 900SE...
I ran across this neat video of a 96 V4 on Youtube, I've never seen one with a single side-draft carb before. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xXAOlC_Aw0 -Jon....
I give my condolences. I didn't know much about him other than seeing his name in things I've read the past couple of years. Sad loss none the less. ... ...
<quote who="Andrew Peterson"> ... In terms of drag reduction, that is correct. This is most obviously witnessed in the "longtail" versions of LeMans style...
... Only in that case the Kammheck/-back (or Kurzheck, depending on who you talk to) was so long that it caused the rear of the car to lift around 200mph. ...
Looks like he made extensions to make use of one of Jack Lawrence's intakes for the big Solex.. Guess that he has a spare sidedraft and no downdraft and a...
Damn!!! I knew Brian wasn't in the best of health - but this news comes as a hell of a shock! He was one of the good guys - always ready to chat and if you...
neil, over the few years i've been seriously racing my now 47 year old saab i've found the saab comunity very supportive and a great bunch of very diverse...
... I disagree. Ever seen smoke going over it at speed? I have, in the race put on by Car and Driver at Lime Rock years ago for which they managed to bring...
Indeed, I actually had a longer version of this e-mail written that I edited down for clarity. Originally, I'd talked about the fantastically high top speed...
I stand by what I said. What saw and what you think you saw are not the same. The whole purpose of a rear spoiler is to make effective the separation of the...
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