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Old 01-13-2010, 06:37 PM   #37 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tasdrouille View Post
I confirm the figure quoted in Hucho's book is 22 degrees for maximum acheivable boat tail angle without active aerodynamics.
Perhaps I am not understanding you guys correctly.
When I say that the angle of the back window seems like it is not at the right angle, I mean that it is not steep enough.

I measured the profile at just under 10*.
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