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Originally Posted by Tesla
Last edited by Tesla; 02-01-2013 at 02:35 PM..
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There's a Delete button too. Just sayin'.
And thanks for that video. I liked the real-world examples of things we would get simulations of today.
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Originally Posted by aerohead
*1 you can base a design around the 'Template' aft-body contour for low drag in a vehicle you can see out of.
*2 you can base a vehicle on a 'Reverse-Template' and achieve drag within 15% of the 'Template',but you won't be able to see out of it.
*3 you can base a vehicle on an ellipsoid and achieve identical drag as the 'Template' but you won't be able to see out of it,park it in a garage,go over a hump,around a corner,etc..
*4 you can base a vehicle on arbitrary legal length requirements and do your best to optimize for that length only,knowing you'll never actually achieve the lowest drag.
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I get this in general, but:
- What's a 'reverse template'? Why can't you see out of it?
- What's an 'ellipsoid'. Is that like a Dymaxion shape?