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Old 08-03-2015, 09:06 PM   #7 (permalink)
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They are all rectangle boxes, really about the worst they can be.

Living/Storage space is highest on the priority list, and tops the efficiency,
so a rectangle is going to give the most space.
I see it from the other side, call it an 'obversation', an aerodynamic shell with the same drag as that little box would be immense. As a vehicle, it has legally defined length, width and height — a box. An ideal dwelling will be a circle.

This 33-footer, is it a class A- or class C-motorhome? Would you be willing to extend the length (and licensing cost) to increase the fineness ratio?

Consider all the side taper you can pull off, with a flat roof. If it has a radiused edge to avoid vortex generation wouldn't a Tropfenwagen shape give space without needing pop-up/outs.
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