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Originally Posted by pvan93
Try googling NACA and report 291 for a start. The lowest drag came from a Fineness ratio of 2. A NACA search for airforms and struts also brings out some interesting information that might be applicable to cross winds.
A referance somewhere (may have been here) said the nose should have the shape of a 2 to 1 ellipse, while the tail should have a shape of a 3 to 1 ellipse. Anyone know? Just bought a trailer for my boattail. Would like to verify the 3 to 1 ellipse referance before I build anything.
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What a great read! Heres the link if anyone wants to check this out:
http://naca.central.cranfield.ac.uk/...report-291.pdf
Thanks for the heads up, im scanning through it now.