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Correct me if im wrong, but the most aerodynamic shape is a teardrop right? And when you make a boat tail you use a template like half a teardrop?
But doesnt the rounded edge also increase the air pressure in front of the car as opposed to the nose of an f-22 thats almost ends up like a spike? I would ASSUME the best aerodynamic shape should look like a horizontal mirror image of a teardrop with a "spike" tail at the front and rear to minimize air pressure differences at either end.
I would think the ideal shape for a car would look like a wedge at ground level lifting air over the car and reconnecting the stream at ground level in another wedge and NO air going under the car.
Thats my assumption, but you don't see a car like that. You see a prius designed to look like a tear drop. What is wrong with one of these two theories that i cannot see? obviously one is more aerodynamic than other but i don't see why the conventional model should be better. Please help as this is driving me crazy!
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