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Old 09-16-2015, 05:58 PM   #3 (permalink)
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brick nose
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Originally Posted by Xusn96 View Post
Here's Mercedes' Transforming Afterburner Tail In Action

It seems they took a lot into account for drag except the brick nose.
The nose requires very little softening to achieve fully-attached flow and flow saturation.
Here is the mid-70's VW Golf.Nothing wrong with it at all

M-B's nose should be just fine.
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