"Peter Higgins" wrote in message ...
I wasn't convinced about your theory intuitively but once i jotted some
formulae down it seemed to make sense.
Power = work / time
work = force x distance

...
seems like the cube function works assuming the square relationship of speed
versus resistance.


Good work :-), I found an interesting article on the subject he

http://www.dynagen.co.za/eugene/hulls/