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Re: Need drag factor for sleet

Ed Livesay (EdLivesay@worldnet.att.net)
Fri, 28 Jun 1996 13:33:16 -0400 (EDT)

Tim: This last winter I just happened to be riding around in my work-truck
which is equipped with a VC-2000.... it was sleeting profusely and had
accumulated to perhaps 1/2 to a whole inch in depth. Being in the country and
being that nobody was watching in the event of an embarassing mishap during the
experiment I did carry out a skid test with the machine activated. The average drag factor
revealed by the Vericom was .15 (level area... asphalt pavement of the type
whichwould usually produce about a .80 drag factor when dry). Maybe this test
data will be of benefit.
Ed Livesay
EdLivesay@worldnet.att.net

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