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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
That doesn't change the radius equation does it?
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One of Hucho's drag tables for leading edge radii showed that the drag hit a minimum and then essentially 'flat-lined' when the radius was equal to 4% of the body width.
For trailers,they used a percentage of the square-root of the frontal area.
But going further into Hucho's book,back in the commercial vehicle section,they show the 'bulbous bow' to have the lowest drag for crosswind,which is usually what we drive in.
So I would lean in the direction of a nose addition to a reversed cargo carrier.
Wal Mart sells a plastic wheelbarrow,who's 'body',reversed and inverted would make the beginnings of a pretty nice nose.About $50 (US).
