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Originally Posted by Ed Law
Very interesting study and thanks for sharing. I am a little surprised that the actual top speed is only about 75% of the theoretical top speed. I had assumed somewhere between 80 to 90% depending on gearbox and gear reduction.
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What are you using to get the theoretical top speed? I ran the numbers quickly and it seems right to me. Theoretical top speed is around 11.65 fps (CIM at 5300 RPM and 4in wheels) and recorded for the 4 CIM is 10.76 fps which is 92%.