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Originally Posted by aerohead
.....I've ignored the 'noses' per se,as they are always discounted in Fluid Mechanics,and rather place the greater emphasis on the aft-body portion......
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Phil,
Well, at first thought this statement makes sense. The exact shape of the "nose" may not be especially critical, since it's on the leading edge of our "aero" shape.
However when you look at the dimensions for length/width in the streamlining template, the "length" of the nose becomes part of the 2.5:1 length/width definition.
http://ecomodder.com/forum/358696-post490.html
So it seems that the nose shape is "critical" at least when it comes to understanding the ideal "wing shape" that you have proposed many times here.
Jim.