Ferrari Mailing List: Re: OUCH !

[Todd Walke (racertod]

Jonathan wrote:

> Or maybe space junk falling from orbit.  I recovered the object that
> hit my forehead.  BTW, what do the initials N-A-S-A mean?

        National Aeronautics and Space Administration.  It was formed in 
1958 by the National Aeronautics and Space Act which added space travel 
activities to the existing aeronautical research body called NACA (National 
Advisory Committee for Aeronautics).  NACA was created in 1915 to do 
aeronautical research.
        Ever wonder why those sort of triangle-shaped intake ducts on a 
race car are called "NACA ducts"?  It's because NACA did research to find 
the most efficient way to intake air into a airplane fuselage.  The "NACA 
duct" was the shape that caused the least amount of drag.
        And that's your completely useless trivia for the day...


Todd
Seattle,WA
'86 GTI, Red of course. (exciting racey car)  263,000 miles
'87 Golf, Polar Silver. (boring work car)     578,000 miles <- Yeah, baby!
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