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Old 02-08-2010, 11:03 PM   #21 (permalink)
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All right I was saving this for later but this is one rig I want to model for grins.


Tents were the good ole days. This is my A rig for a nomadic lifestyle.

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All right I was saving this for later but this is one rig I want to model for grins.


Tents were the good ole days. This is my A rig for a nomadic lifestyle.

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Old 02-09-2010, 12:06 AM   #23 (permalink)
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Not sure if you guys have seen this before, but it is a good read.

Velocity Field Measurements in a Pickup Truck Model

Any reason you couldn't use the lowered tailgate to be the bottom part of a small boattail/cap?
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Old 02-09-2010, 12:07 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Not sure if you guys have seen this before, but it is a good read.

Velocity Field Measurements in a Pickup Truck Model

Any reason you couldn't use the lowered tailgate to be the bottom part of a small boattail/cap?
No, if you could get the proper angle with a lowered tailgate. You'd have buick/cadillac fins, though.
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Old 02-09-2010, 01:10 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Not sure if you guys have seen this before, but it is a good read.

Velocity Field Measurements in a Pickup Truck Model

Any reason you couldn't use the lowered tailgate to be the bottom part of a small boattail/cap?
Craig, thanks a bunch! That looks very interesting indeed.

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Old 07-13-2011, 03:26 AM   #27 (permalink)
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Another posted elsewhere in the forum.

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