<VV> Ludvigsen article

[Geoffrey A Johnson]

>> I have not weighed a corvair to confirm the results, but R&T road test
>> (11/59) of a 1960 4-dr says   39/61 percent distribution.
>> Regards,
>> Bob Helt
>
>
> That's what the SAE papers say as well IIRC, although that's curb weight 
> distribution, as I remember, I think.    When carrying a compliment of 
> passengers and a tank of fuel, the papers claim a weight distribution that 
> approaches 50-50.


Just playing with some numbers here, it does not get near that.   Actually 
takes a lot to get that much of a change.

Take a look at:

http://www.unm.edu/~geoffj/Vair/Sample-Weight-Distribution.txt

Numbers are arbitrary!
I know some of my math is likely a little off in places, did this quickly, 
but gives the overall idea.

-Geoff