[ExI] World's Fastest Electric Motorcycle

[Brent Allsop]

Right, but the hole doesn't seem necessary to me.  After all, wings utilize
the "venturi" effect, without a hole in the middle of them.  Wouldn't the
hole just add lots of extra mass and increased drag, to achieve the more
complex structure?  Wouldn't a simple tear drop shape, without a hole, be
more efficient?





On Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 8:02 AM spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

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> Subject: [ExI] World's Fastest Electric Motorcycle
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> "World's fastest electric motorcycle" uses radical big hole technology By
> Loz Blain  June 24, 2021
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> <https://newatlas.com/motorcycles/wmc-2wd-electric-motorcycle-v-air/>
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> >...The idea is that the innovative venturi hole produces extreme
> reduction in air resistance and, in turn, for street use this should
> produce longer range, or smaller batteries, or increased speed, or a
> combination of these benefits,
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> BillK
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> Cool!  I wouldn't be too surprised if it is real.  It makes sense.  The
> reason motorcycle top speeds are as low as they are (200 mph or about 320
> kph for the fast production bikes) is all about wind resistance.  With gas
> burners, that problem is inherent.  Electrics I don't think the drag
> coefficient needs to be as high.
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> Let's see where it goes.
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> spike
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