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Old 04-03-2008, 10:57 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by brucey View Post
IF we could redesign the containers too, we could make major improvements, and just make it look like the fueselage of a plane. But I dont see that happening with the billions already made to a certain standard. But with some bolt on stuff, there could still be a major loss in drag.
Yeah, lightweight fiberglass foils at the leading edges, flow fences, wheel pants, etc. could be done for peanuts. Removable and recyclable, they could be made for easy on-off application to any intermodal shipping box, for cheap. A few days at the aircraft boneyard in Tuscon could get you a decent set of fiberglass molds for the cab fairing.
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