Scale Calculations equal to 1:1

[suicideneil]

HP per metric ton is always a nice thing to know, but you need to have the rtr weight in lbs or kilos in order to calculate it:

3.5HP x weight in kilos
1000kg / weight in kilos = ??
?? x 3.5HP = ??? HP per ton.

Apparently though, speed doesnt scale like size does, theres some wonderfully tricky calculation to work it out instead...

[zeropointbug]

You gotta think cubic scale... all that matters is weight, but if you are thinking size wise then you go 5x5x5 = 125 times. (length x width x height) 3 dimensions

3.5hp = 437hp

The thing is, weight goes up at the cube of the size of an object.

[BL_RV0]

OHHHH that makes waaaayyyy more sense. I was wondering, how could a fullsize monster truck be 100lbs, have 10hp, and move at 400mph?

[zeropointbug]

lol, yah most ppl just forget about the dimension aspect of the calculation.

I think I am right... unless I am forgetting something as well.

[SpeedAssault]

Originally Posted by zeropointbug

You gotta think cubic scale... all that matters is weight, but if you are thinking size wise then you go 5x5x5 = 125 times. (length x width x height) 3 dimensions

3.5hp = 437hp

The thing is weight goes up at the cube of the size of an object.

WOW 437HP that's awesome ! that's 379 ft-lbs of torque , weight of 1250

how did you get 5x5x5 ?