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Interesting, thank you for providing the link.
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Attached flow is NOT the goal, it is a characteristic that must be present in order to optimize the Cd. The goal is to eliminate drastic pressure changes, allowing the air to build in behind a vehicle as gently as possible creating as little turbulence as possible.
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An important goal indeed, but in this situation he (the original poster) wanted the flow to stay attached. Maybe his goals should be re-examined.
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A 1/6th scale model may indeed have a very different Cd than the full sized version.
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I will look into this.
Below is an example of what I had in mind, not saying it is the best thing to do to obtain an aero-design. Just saying if adding on, maybe scaling down the template is better than nothing at all.
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Panoramio - Photo of Gurney bubble on a GT40
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