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Jan 21, 2008 | 12:12 PM

N66717

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Anybody know.....

Ok.... first of all I just found this site and it is awsome! Second, I am doing a science fair project and I am trying to find out the drag coefficient of a 2005 ford ranger regular cab. Anybody know or know of a site that might have the info?

Jan 21, 2008 | 12:34 PM

pgw85706

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Welcome to FTE.

A quick google search uncovered this data.

<TABLE cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=5 width=400 bgColor=#ffeed7 border=3><CAPTION>Table 3: drag coeffs for transport systems </CAPTION><TBODY><TR><TD>Subsonic Transport Aircraft </TD><TD align=right>0.012 </TD></TR><TR><TD>Supersonic Fighter, M=2.5 </TD><TD align=right>0.016 </TD></TR><TR><TD>Airship </TD><TD align=right>0.020-0.025</TD></TR><TR><TD>Helicopter Download [4] </TD><TD align=right>0.4-1.2 </TD></TR><TR><TD>Sports Car </TD><TD align=right>0.3 -0.4 </TD></TR><TR><TD>Ecomony Car </TD><TD align=right>0.4 -0.5 </TD></TR><TR><TD>Pickup Truck </TD><TD align=right>0.5 </TD></TR><TR><TD>Tractor-Trailer, with fairings </TD><TD align=right>0.6-0.7 </TD></TR><TR><TD>Tractor-Trailer </TD><TD align=right>0.7-0.9 </TD></TR><TR><TD>Trailer alone </TD><TD align=right>0.9 </TD></TR><TR><TD>Racing Car [5] </TD><TD align=right>0.65-1.10 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

http://aerodyn.org/Drag/tables.html#cars