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Old 04-20-2013, 02:24 PM   #8 (permalink)
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frontal area

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Originally Posted by Geoeco View Post
Yes but assuming a cd go go down from approximately .40 of a ford aerostar which is far more arodynamic than my box or worse to 3/4 that or much better if i only increase frontal area by 10% it is a big win.
The big-boys say "don't go there!"
There's no need to inflate the frontal area to get the streamlining.
I've got the T-100 to Cd 0.208 with the 30" boat tail,and Cd 0.151 with the gap-filled 'Viking' full-boat-tailed trailer.I've added zero frontal area.
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