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Old 10-20-2010, 01:48 PM   #31 (permalink)
dpero
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
Don't ever go off road!

The rear can be a vertical cut... just sayin'.

The upper front can be "sharper", gaining interior standing room with I think no perceptible loss of aero.

Similarly, the boat-tailing of the roof and sides appears shallower than necessary, which unnecessarily cuts into headroom and floorplan room. I think the boat-tailing can start a bit later. Put it up against the aero template.

Something I'd like to see on trailers, which seems to be universally lacking (except on Airstreams) is good radii on the side-to-front and top junctions.
Actually, the ground clearance is quite similar to the Visa, but that is still low to begin with.

The only reason the rear is not vertical was an attempt to shorten it visually and help with looks.

Yeah, your right, the front could be steeper. The more research I do is telling me the same thing. Also true of what you said about radiusing the side-to-front and top junctions. I'll have to play with those ideas some more and see how things work out.

I used the aero template profile to create the shape. It actually matches quite well I thought. Now, I guess the question would be... Where would you put the peak? I chose the doorway simply for practical purposes.


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