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Old 12-04-2012, 06:12 AM   #75 (permalink)
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[I'm living in 256sq ft. It's on the grid but I pay something like 5¢/Kilowatt-hour.]

I'm really slacking on this, but I went back into Wings3D and redid the two parts I'd made. I'm trimming as much as I can. So the lower aeroform is now not extended at all, where it was 18" before. I adjusted the contour on the upper part and shrunk it to fit closer to the drip rails.

Here are three renderings. I haven't dealt with lower difusser parts yet. The full deal:


The upper part lowered to allow engine cooling:


And the Upper part removed completely:


How much streamlining do you think I lose in the latter two? I think it would be considerable, because the vortexes would be back.

Edit: For sake of completeness:

Last edited by freebeard; 12-04-2012 at 07:15 AM.. Reason: added 4th pic
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