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10.07.2007, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by What's_nitro? View Post
since brakes can usually stop a vehicle much more quickly than the vehicle can accelerate. With reverse-thrust brakes it would be a 1:1 ratio between acceleration and braking, therefore you need as much room to stop as you did to get going at that speed. I can see this method working perfectly for a drag car since they usually have plenty of room to stop.
I think youre going to have this problem anyway; if that fan can produce 5lbs of thrust, its going to be accelerating at well over 1g. The rear wheels wont be able to decelerate it anywhere near that hard.
   
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