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Originally Posted by aerohead
A wedge fore-body or windshield like that creates unstable flow accelerations,jeopardizing attachment at the roof and A-pillar transition.
The $3,000 GTP laminated safety-glass windshield would be worth it.
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Yes, were money no object, but I'm shooting for a car that can be built for $10,000 and adding $2920 (vs. a flat windshield) probably doesn't provide sufficient bang for the buck. However, the Raptor was $150,000+ and I think they could have sprung for it.
I think the wedge windshield on the Raptor is pretty over-the-top. It is so far forward in the center that it has to be quite high for the driver to see through it, which I'd think (having read my Hucho cover to cover) leaves insufficient space 'twixt glass and roof for a sufficiently gentle blend to keep air attached.
On my drawings and mock-ups, I keep moving the split of the split windshield further back, and the more I sketch, the more I think moving it back to flat (or a single piece flat glass) with lots of A-pillar and roof-to-glass radius may be the best compromise. We'll see.