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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
I think the profile is a fine 2D guide, but is 3D, the air can flow in from the sides so the taper can be steeper *if* the sides are also tapered?
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It's been mentioned before that you can get away with a steeper angle if the sides also taper in smoothly.
The streamlining template used is only 2D - the ideal low speed aero shape is an ice-cream cone (with only one ball of ice-cream

) where there are no
sides, only taper.