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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
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.
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Cd was measured at .16 +/- 30 degree yaw in the Chrysler wind tunnel. I asked Ron Matthis (he designed the car) that question when I was at the Xprize. .18 is also stuck in my head for some reason. Maybe that's what another car gets, or maybe that's a later revision to the number. Can't remember.
Regardless, IMO these guys are onto something and we'll see their designs in standard cars eventually. Just a matter of time.