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Old 04-03-2014, 12:01 AM   #83 (permalink)
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Take a look at the Aptera and the Edison2 - the flow of air around the wheel pods when they are pointed straight ahead - is very likely to be asymmetrical. The chassis is larger and it is farther ahead, so the air will be moving slightly sideways. Ideally, the inside surface would taper more toward the outside, and the outside surface would be flatter.




Turbulence while turning is not the issue - it is that the air gets squeezed between the chassis and the wheels and that higher pressure air is moving over the high drag suspension pieces.
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