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Old 05-17-2009, 05:41 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by winkosmosis View Post
That is kind of moot, unless he makes some kind of fiberglass monstrosity that conforms to the back of his body and forms a boattail.
Tail Boxes Can be beautiful - and not monstrous or fiberglass... Big benefit just requires more work and thought





I do agree with lee... There's a reason aero textbooks spend more time on the back end. Here's a cool picture I took awhile back showing these awesome rings in the water tunnel.



But it doesn't change my original answer - it's an exercise in optimization
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