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Old 07-15-2012, 05:40 AM   #1 (permalink)
Hauki
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Aerodynamic van trailer

Hi, I know this has been discussed a lot, and I have searched almost every post on here but I have yet to find many good designs that would significantly reduce aero. I know a guy in Valencia (sorry forgot your username) has some awesome designs/ideas. I have been toying with some designs using the classic tear drop shape template C and this is what I have come up with.

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Access would be via a hydraulic assisted opening at the rear.

My main question is, I don't want to taper off completely, I want a sort of boat tail, how much will this impact? Reason being the more I can chop off the end, the bigger opening I can have, which is pretty important as it is a cargo trailer.

If anyone else has done the same sort of idea, or has actually got around to building they're aero trailer and has fuel figures please chime in.

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