Busyditch wrote:
10. To exceed 3000 mph in 4.5 seconds
that's mach 3.9 right?
I presume that the author meant 300.
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NHRA Fun Facts
1. Under full throttle, a dragster engine consumes 1-1/2 gallons of nitro fuel
per
second. To put that into perspective that is the same rate of fuel
consumption as a
fully loaded 747 in flight, but with 4 times the energy release per volume.
2. The
To exceed 3000 mph in 4.5 seconds, dragsters
must accelerate at an average of 4
G's. But if they reach 200 MPH well before 1/2
track the pressure on the driver is
closer to 8G's.
3000 mph x 5280 ft/mile = 15,840,000 feet per hour or
264,000 feet per minute or 4,400 feet per second.
If
3000 mph x 5280 ft/mile = 15,840,000 feet per hour or
264,000 feet per minute or 4,400 feet per second.
If the acceleration is 4.5 seconds the acceleration
per second is 4,400/4.5 or 977.8 feet per second.
Since 1 g=32.2fps we see that 977.8/32.2 =30.37g's of
acceleration.
I think your
You are both right, this is a typo. It should be 300 MPH
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From: robert luis rabello [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: [Biofuel] dragster facts-this is fun!
Kirk McLoren wrote:
3000 mph x 5280 ft/mile
