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Originally Posted by basjoos
On the Aerocivic, I've had to compromise on the bottom angle to keep from dragging on a steep driveway entry. As long as you keep the top and side angles correct you be ahead of the game. Having a smooth underbelly transitioning to a diffuser on the underside of the boattail will help at reducing the drag increase of too sharp of an angle under the boattail.
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Sweet, Game on
I want to take advantage of no longer having a spare hanging behind the rear axle! I'll hopefully get under there in the next week or two and figure out what I'm working with.
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Originally Posted by freebeard
Compare C and D. The inverted fins are called 'skegs'. If they were retractable, with a hinge at the front and skateboard wheels at the tips, that would preserve your departure angle. And it could be combined with F, similar to the Trailer Tail. |
True! I guess you could even have the fins spring loaded and retractable upon pressure being applied... Have them go up into a slit in the boat tail? That's got some serious potential for experimentation if I ever get this thing built.
Would this have the potential to cause lift under the tail? Or would this actually create down force the way a diffuser works?
~C