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Old 10-07-2015, 06:35 PM   #34 (permalink)
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The drawing is a mockup overview of the front of trailer/back of cab. It shows an as-is 40" gap from the cab rear corner to the trailer front, which is radiused to allow for near-90-degree turns. I am planning to install demountable side skirts behind the cab to bridge most of this. These skirts will also wrap up over the top to bridge from the cab top to trailer top. Demountable to allow for ease of parking.

Today's question: how much gap is OK?
Killing it completely is of course the best.
NASA was able to use local hardware store tech to kill theirs.

GM toyed with the concept in 1963 at Cal Tech's GALCIT wind tunnel

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