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Old 09-06-2010, 09:34 AM   #43 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Jim Bullis View Post
"Can't be physically done" is not a judgment that should be accepted without real trying.
Technological innovation sure needs people thinking out of the box.
If you don't even try, you have already failed
So I like your concept of lifting the main vehicle body out of ground effect from that point of view.

Yet I'm still left wondering why that would require more than 4 wheels, and an articulated drivetrain on top.
I'd expect that reducing the number of wheels and thus the size of the drivetrain that will need to be in ground effect, should have a positive effect on drag and ultimately on fuel consumption.

Looking at solar challenge vehicles, the Audi Avatar and the like, they tend to limit the bulk of the structure around the wheels to the bare minimum.
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