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Old 07-29-2013, 11:39 PM   #12 (permalink)
Grant-53
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My tests with tail sections on bicycles have not shown any improvement so far. I believe this is due to the fact the waste baskets are not as wide as the rider. A full fairing based on a vintage sailplane design is the next step. I posted the drawing URL in the #28 post of the Motorcycle Aerobody Research thread. It is similar to the Vetter nose with a rising tail. The nice part is that it is drawn with simple curves as in ellipses. If the tail is truncated at the sixth bulkhead the overall length is under 10 feet.

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