Aeronautical Engineering Help needed

BllFs6 wrote:
isnt that like trying to compare a high mileage compact car to a dragster?

I don't know of any dragsters that have to pull 6gs in a corner.
Induced drag is an issue with Reno racers. When I was working with
Randy Howell, when he owned Madder Maxxx, I worked on convincing him to
fly a looser course, to lower the loading in the corners. He agreed to
go out in practice and fly three laps tight around the pylons and three
laps loose around the pylons. By his own admission, he turned much
faster laps flying loose. This was exactly what I had predicted using
my race course simulation program (which is NOT a CFD program!).