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Originally Posted by PeterS
This looks interesting ,about half way down the page .
Tony Foale Designs, article on motorcycle aerodynamics.
It explains how a well faired teardrop shape develops side forces in a wind even at 15 degrees off straight ahead .Not encouraging !
There appears to be a case for a straight sided fairing or at least one that doesn't generate a side force . |
All bodies EXPEREANCE forces from all directions, the forces they generate are the reaction forces. The question you need to ask yourself is what are they, and how are they managed! Make your self a free body diagram and study it to find the forces and reaction forces. An other thing you might try is accurate description of what actually happens when forces are applied.