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Old 07-25-2013, 05:55 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kalifornia View Post
do you think there is any merit in a aero shaped "sock" velcro'd and strapped to the cab & bed and leave enough gaps at the cab area to inflate the sock? Or do you suppose it would have to be inflated and sealed to have a chance of working?
The air you need to scoop up for it to remain inflated, causes extra drag.
It's essentially a parachute / ballute.

You'd need to accurately size the scoops for the minimum required scooping of air, position them where you can't get much or any aerodynamic advantage out of the inflated "sock" - then hope the advantage of the sock is enough to cancel out the drag from the scoop(s).
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