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Originally Posted by freebeard
The thread is 5 years old. How did you find it?
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I was going to post some thoughts about it ... but figured I'd do a site search first for a similar older thread before starting a new one.
And wa-la ... found one ... some of the things I would have posted were already covered ... this way if discussion does continue , it's all together in one place.
Speaking of which ... one thing I didn't see posted about yet ... the other aerodynamic benefit separate from body shell getting tightened up ... is that the heating of the air will reduce it's density , which will reduce the drag to push it out of the way ... even if this density change is a very small effect... still there, in addition to the other body shell.
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Originally Posted by freebeard
I haven't read all five pages, but surface radiators and corrugated skins went in and out of fashion in the aircraft industry in the 1930s.
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there are pros and cons ... some of the major cons are significantly reduced with a modern HEV & PHEV system that doesn't idle , uses less or no ICE at low speeds , etc.
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Originally Posted by freebeard
How cooling is done:
A fan but no radiator, all in the wake. |
Love that.