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Old 04-07-2014, 04:38 AM   #117 (permalink)
PeterS
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Originally Posted by P-hack View Post
oh, it is. I saw someone computed a .4cd for an open fairing. Which is a notable improvement over a naked bike, but a very long way from streamlined. A single nose strip is sufficient to minimize the airfoil properties and not reduce straight ahead drag. It wont help with pressure differential due to angle of attack, and two strips will only ruin any straight ahead streamlining (and do nothing for pressure differential).
OK, thanks for clearing up that bit of misunderstanding on my behalf ,
Cheers.

.4 would be a pretty good starting point and it should be possible to have closing ''doors'' for the open road far from traffic .
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