Good point on the less attached air on the sides Joe, but what about the
rear? Let's go with the extremes here. If we have a vehicle that's 4 foot
long and a vehicle that's 40 foot long(let's say both are 3 foot wide and 3
foot tall), then how is keeping the same degree of taper going to help the
shorter vehicle as much when it has a giant flat plate still present on the
rear of it that's sucking wind(drafting), while the 40 foot vehicle tapers to
nothing? Is back draft on the rear not as important as the laminar flow of
the sides?
I may be missing the boat here, but hey.. that's why I'm here, to learn.
TD
> I fail to see this logic.......
>
> with a shorter vehicle, it can be surmised that
> the air is likely "less" attached, how would one
> think that they could now "direct" that less attached
> air at a more aggressive degree??
>
> curious Joe :)
> > I have a hard time believeing that the length of the vehicle in question
is
> > not a major factor in the optimum taper. My thoughts(based on my "very"
minut
> >
> > amount of knowledge on this) are that the shorter the vehicle, the higher
> > degree of taper needed.
> > TD
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