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Originally Posted by BamZipPow
I guess it could be lowered...but what is the ideal angle of the cap? I guess the angle would be some where between 10° and 15° based on the calculations I performed earlier.
I guess I could make the next version from this to an adjustable angle to see what would be ideal. Obviously if I want that to happen, I'll have to keep spare side panels available to adjust the cap angle to...  |
I think we fall into a trap sometimes when quoting an "ideal angle" for a trailing surface. I think it depends on the other geometry around it. For instance, since yours has such a smooth organic taper rather than a sort of 2-D slice off an airfoil profile, I think the angle can be steeper- like how the EV1 backlight is steeper than our "ideal" aero template.
If you can make it adjustable and do tuft tests, that would be the best way to optimize that angle, moreso than us sitting around theorizing about it.