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Old 09-23-2012, 06:09 PM   #28 (permalink)
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""Wind tunnel testing of a Prevost H5-60 articulated bus demonstrates a drag coefficient 50 percent smaller than that of a typical class 8 truck while maintaining similar cargo volume and exemplifying gap seals required for such streamlining."

Rail Versus Trucking: Who's The Greenest Freight Carrier? : TreeHugger

Would there be any point in attempting to streamline a train? If you put an accordion between semi and trailer that was the width of both, would that be more aerodynamic?
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