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Summary: The Best mix of aero theory and real-world examples.
Review: Mr. Tamai has combined understandable theory with real-world operational examples of ultra-light land vehicle aerodynamics. Anyone even thinking about working in this field MUST have this book.As a person who has worked on such vehicles for about a decade, I can say that there is a vast void in ground-vehicle aero literature; and what is available is pretty incomprehensible to a civilian. As a person who is trying to figure out how all the formulas and charts relate to something I'm actually trying to design and build, I can say that Mr. Tamai references the theory to concrete examples in a way that is unparalleled in this field. The biggest compliment I can pay to Mr. Tamai is to say that his book is a key tool for the shop. Builders respect his credentials, which include being a top-notch scholar as well as a winning solar-car racer, driver, and builder for many years. Our team copy is this minute in the hands of an expert composites person who is building a potential world-speed-record racing dirtboat/land-yacht/sand-sailer. Amazon, I hope you sell a lot of these books! Mr. Tamai deserves to make some actual money from his brilliant work. Cheers, Richard Rahders, '96 Aussie Team Manager, TNE @ Santa Cruz Solar Racers, "Pumpkinseed" #69, World Solar Challenge '96, Santa Cruz, CA.
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Summary: The Best mix of aero theory and real-world examples.
Review: Mr. Tamai has combined understandable theory with real-world operational examples of ultra-light land vehicle aerodynamics. Anyone even thinking about working in this field MUST have this book. As a person who has worked on such vehicles for about a decade, I can say that there is a vast void in ground-vehicle aero literature; and what is available is pretty incomprehensible to a civilian. As a person who is trying to figure out how all the formulas and charts relate to something I'm actually trying to design and build, I can say that Mr. Tamai references the theory to concrete examples in a way that is unparalleled in this field. The biggest compliment I can pay to Mr. Tamai is to say that his book is a key tool for the shop. Builders respect his credentials, which include being a top-notch scholar as well as a winning solar-car racer, driver, and builder for many years. Our team copy is this minute in the hands of an expert composites person who is building a potential world-speed-record racing dirtboat/land-yacht/sand-sailer. Amazon, I hope you sell a lot of these books! Mr. Tamai deserves to make some actual money from his brilliant work. Cheers, Richard Rahders, '96 Aussie Team Manager, TNE @ Santa Cruz Solar Racers, "Pumpkinseed" #69, World Solar Challenge '96, Santa Cruz, CA.
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