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Old 02-28-2010, 11:45 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Rumpler did alright with a fairly flat top.

IMHO that generous a radius in plan view is more detrimental than a cube with adequate corner radii UNLESS the forward bulge of the radius is closer to the truck than the rounded cube would be. Two truths at play here: the smaller the gap between truck n trailer, the better; and larger radii than necessary for attached flow down the sides, on leading edges don't lower drag.
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