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Old 09-08-2010, 09:59 PM   #128 (permalink)
RobertSmalls
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That looks like a lower-drag body for sure, assuming flow remains attached across its entire length. How did you bring the sides in, and what was holding them out in the previous design?

Transom area as a % of frontal area looks much improved. Do you have numbers on this?

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I believe Hucho has some analysis of soft chined versus rounded noses. I don't think the new nose represents an improvement.

BTW, is that a motorcycle-sided license plate I see on the rear?
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