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Old 11-04-2014, 10:59 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Base on the jump from 0.262 to 0.214 Cd, I'd bet that the gray shading represents plan taper and the others are flat-sided.

The vortex traps are designed to prevent air cross-migrating under cross-wind conditions, so—yup wouldn't help.

If you curve the boattail panels instead having them flat, it would be lighter and/or stronger.
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