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Old 08-17-2011, 07:25 AM   #123 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
I would be interested in how much Cd goes up in yaw on "covered wheel" vehicles like that, and Aptera, etc. That pic is what the wind sees at what, 10 degrees yaw, and oftentimes the yaw is even worse than that.
Looking at the model from this angle, the frontal area is as big as what a solid (i.e. filled-in) car would have had.

The IMW 7 shows you don't need this fancy lay-out to be efficient - without all the design limitations of podded wheels.
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