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Old 03-02-2011, 10:24 PM   #104 (permalink)
Joenavy85
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Originally Posted by Otto View Post
What is the lowest drag shape yet found for an outside mirror?

How about noise measurements from outside mirrors--which are quietest?
with these it could all be in the distance from the vehicle, too close and the boundary layers (from car and mirror, depending on design obviously) will interfere with each other, also the shape of the mount makes a big difference, my Jeep mirrors mounts are kinda like vertical cylinders since they fold in. If the brackets are made of oval shaped tubing, there would be less turbulence on the back side and subsequently there would be less noise. i'm in the process of designing some wedges for the leading edge of the mirror mounts to make them more streamlined with the mirrors folded back. i'll post some pics of the mounts tomorrow.
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