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Old 01-11-2012, 06:11 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by drmiller100 View Post
NONE of the cars haved a straight taper.

And 11 to 14 degrees is not realistic for a final number and still have a reasonable length to the car.

is the curve a parabola? hyperbola? exponential?
*If you'll establish a length specification,then you can use the 'Template' to create the curvilinear outline of the body starting from your highest point.
*Follow the 'Template" out to your 'end' and just slice the body off as you would a loaf of bread.
*The tangent angles will be whatever they are at that position.
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As to a description of the curvature,it would be a convex curve associated with a prolate-ellipsoid streamline body of revolution.
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