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Originally Posted by Patrick
Looks like an Edison2. You might want to take a look at their designs as they probably have solved a lot of the problems already. Edison2 - Welcome |
The biggest challenge with the Edison2 VLC is the suspension, and how to keep the wheel fairings steady while the wheels move up and down underneath. Or, you could go like the Aptera and then it is best to have all the struts be airfoils.
Don't forget about the pivot space of the front wheels -- the trailing length of the fairings must be a compromise if they hit the sides of the main chassis.
Also, something that is hard to anticipate is the air interaction between the main chassis and the wheel fairings.
A concept of safety that I learned from Oliver Kuttner (owner of Edison2) is deflection. Their VLC is shaped like an elongated diamond, so as to deflect (as opposed to engage with) an outside object in a crash. The outboard wheels are able to absorb energy and then tear away. Look at F1 cars as a model for crash worthiness.
You need to design around a drivetrain; and you need to have cooling if you are using an ICE.