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yugomodder · 03-07-2012, 10:02 PM

Thanks for the input Aerohead!
I went ahead and modeled what I think you are describing as far as a nose extension.

Here is at 16 degrees from the ground.

Here is shortened up a bit

The 16 degrees looks a bit long, but it shouldn't really give any problems. It looks to me like I could lower the whole thing a bit and get rid of some frontal area where the tires are, but still build a good nose extension.

This last picture is of another design I was playing with before.

I'm not sure exactly how much aerodynamic benefit this design would have, but it seemed to give more room for batteries. Obviously building a nose extension is going to provide far more room though.

As far as wheel skirts, yeah I'm planning on outfitting it with wheel covers and rear wheel skirts. I don't think it'd be worth it to put front wheel skirts on it before it's more streamlined. Also yes all of these sharp edges would be rounded off significantly, it's just difficult to model that in google sketchup and still be able to change around the nose design.

Next thing would be to lengthen the boattail if I'm lengthening the front end.

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yugomodder EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Mississippi Posts: 40 Thanks: 11 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Thanks for the input Aerohead! I went ahead and modeled what I think you are describing as far as a nose extension. Here is at 16 degrees from the ground. Here is shortened up a bit The 16 degrees looks a bit long, but it shouldn't really give any problems. It looks to me like I could lower the whole thing a bit and get rid of some frontal area where the tires are, but still build a good nose extension. This last picture is of another design I was playing with before. I'm not sure exactly how much aerodynamic benefit this design would have, but it seemed to give more room for batteries. Obviously building a nose extension is going to provide far more room though. As far as wheel skirts, yeah I'm planning on outfitting it with wheel covers and rear wheel skirts. I don't think it'd be worth it to put front wheel skirts on it before it's more streamlined. Also yes all of these sharp edges would be rounded off significantly, it's just difficult to model that in google sketchup and still be able to change around the nose design. Next thing would be to lengthen the boattail if I'm lengthening the front end.