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Thanks for the replies. Yes, I figured I'd need to know the coefficient of friction. How do I figure that out? :D Thanks for the hp figure. That is helpful to be sure. But I was hoping we could further illustrate it by saying it takes 9hp to drag X pounds of iron down a paved road. Or...

Homework Statement Hi. I'm not a student, and I'm old, so I don't remember physics class in high school. So I apologize for my question. I'm trying to figure out how you would translate aerodynamic drag to someone like me- a layman. I have a wing on my car that, if I were to tilt it to...