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aerohead · 02-04-2010, 05:47 PM

If you'll go to "FLOW-IMAGES" Photo-Gallery-2,on the second row,you'll see your car in the wind tunnel under smoke.
If you'll notice,the flow is actually separating a smigeon over the hatch.
If I were to do a tail,I believe I'd decrease that angle a bit.
Darin put the Insight under the first template and you can see that the back of the car is a little too "fast."
I agree with the others about gently curving the tail.It will be stronger.Because of that she can be lighter.And she'll aerodynamically superior.
The template can also be used to help design the sides.

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aerohead Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sanger,Texas,U.S.A. Posts: 15,883 Thanks: 23,957 Thanked 7,219 Times in 4,646 Posts	Insight If you'll go to "FLOW-IMAGES" Photo-Gallery-2,on the second row,you'll see your car in the wind tunnel under smoke. If you'll notice,the flow is actually separating a smigeon over the hatch. If I were to do a tail,I believe I'd decrease that angle a bit. Darin put the Insight under the first template and you can see that the back of the car is a little too "fast." I agree with the others about gently curving the tail.It will be stronger.Because of that she can be lighter.And she'll aerodynamically superior. The template can also be used to help design the sides.