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Old 11-13-2010, 01:01 AM   #31 (permalink)
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Ok this aero stuff is looking more and more like rocket science, but sooo exciting!

Ok, I want to ask this in simple terms so I can get it through my thick head :-)

The shape below, is it the accepted standard as the best way to "foil" air and lead it to the rear of a vehicle with the least trailing turbulence (IE best cd)

(not counting laminar flow which is, lets call it impossible, for a road going car, even with faired EVERYTHING, theres going to be an imperfection of some sort.)

If someone says yes, my day will have been made, because on the vertical plane, the entire drawing (both sides) matches my chassis dimensions for my trike PERFECTLY :-D and I can make it work for the canopy profile as well.

So, is this the accepted answer for 'the best you can do" in aero?

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