On Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:33:59 -0800, Bruce Hoult wrote:

I'm sure a Komet with a single seat glider would be much better, but I'm
surprised it's three times better.

That probably depends on what you're driving: a single seat trailer is
usually no higher than the tow car. If the latter is an estate (station
wagon) then hanging a trailer on it may only add rolling drag from the
extra axle plus skin friction drag. If the trailer cross section fits
behind the tow vehicle you've effectively lost its front surface drag and
transferred the tow vehicle's rear end drag to the rear of the trailer.


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