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> People here are amazed when I tell that story, 120 in a Honda? It took me a moment to get why that's supposed to be such a feat. But it's miles-per-hour. So
by bhaak 7y ago
> People here are amazed when I tell that story, 120 in a Honda?
It took me a moment to get why that's supposed to be such a feat.
But it's miles-per-hour. So you were doing ~190 km/h. Yeah, that's about the top speed I would expect from such a car.
The few times when I was doing that speed in a Mitsubishi, I didn't have a problem with steadyness but I had the feeling the car was being lifted up due to the air currents.
Quite a strange feeling becoming airborne in a non flying vehicle.
- avocado111 7y ago> I had the feeling the car was being lifted up due to the air currents. Yup. It is a bit similar as in a plane wing: In a wing, there is an airflow below the wing, and another airflow above the wing. The wing is curved so that the air flowing above needs to travel a longer path, therefore it travels faster. Faster travel translates into lower pressure, therefore there is a pressure differential which lifts the wing up. This is similar for a car, which is curved as well. Only, because the bottom side of the car is relatively close to the ground, there is less airflow which increases the pressure differential upwards. This aerodynamic feature is also the reason why racing cars have features which cause that the airstream presses them into the ground. Without that, it would be easy to lose control.