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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
Thanks for bumping this thread - I don't think it matters about the bionic aspect; if it works, it works.
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True - the overall package of the MB Bionic concept is no doubt better than most current production cars. But if the boxfish 'box'
isn't a great starting point for aero drag and stability, that's significant info. The paper is also comparing to other
fish so the question of whether a it's better or worse starting point than a traditional 3-box, fastback or squareback design isn't addressed by the reference AFAICT.
On a side note, how's the CarBEN going? (Not that I'm razzing you - I've had a HPV trike shell mold 'in progress'/stalled for about 3 years now, so I can't talk
). Did you ever do any CFD on that? Being built from Sketchup models, if I understand correctly, would the Sketchup model be accurate enough to do CFD from?