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Old 03-20-2012, 09:20 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
My understanding of his plans was that he was always going to radius those leading edges.

There is another way to fix the flow on those leading edges and that is to attach curved edges of the appropriate radius to the sides, that stand proud of the front face. Aerohead, you remember those?
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
Frank,I do remember.Dr.Paul MacCready got a US Patent on such a thing.
Hucho has a depiction of such devices back in the commercial vehicle chapter on the face of a trailer van.
The fella with the dump truck was doing this with PVC pipe sections.
It would be way out ahead of nothing,and maintain some interior space otherwise lost.Especially where the jackstands are going.
Are you guys talking about these?

On the front corners at the same height as the Mercedes badge?
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