A road haulage truck has an approximate rectangular frontal area 2.5 m wide by 3.8 m high. To investigate the drag on the truck, a one – fifth scale model is to be tested in a wind tunnel. We can assume that the density and viscosity of the air are the same for the model as for the full size truck. If the truck travels at 120 km/h, what is the appropriate air speed for the model in the wind tunnel?

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A road haulage truck has an approximate rectangular frontal area 2.5 m wide by 3.8 m high. To investigate the drag on the truck, a one – fifth scale model is to be tested in a wind tunnel. We can assume that the density and viscosity of the air are the same for the model as for the full size truck. If the truck travels at 120 km/h, what is the appropriate air speed for the model in the wind tunnel?
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