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Old 01-11-2016, 01:56 PM   #30 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
2010 KIA Ray concept

It looks like someone's been doing their homework.

cptsideways -- It's hard to see anything through the dazzle camo, but you've opened a door:


http://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/05/vw-budd-e-concept-ces-official/

The electric 'microbus' VW showed at CES. Capsule review: It looks like a BMW i3 got humped by some Ford. The seating layout, headrest/seat belt, the slide-out running board under the side door, the slide out trunk — all good, but the curved window line and solar panels means it will never have slot windows and a sunroof.

Anyone who has soldiered uphill, in the dark and rain, in an old microbus will be dismayed by the blue strip lighting in the grille and the mid-air hand gestures to open the doors. It does have a little shelf under the dashboard, but it won't hold anything, it's just decorative.

Back on-topic: I wonder if the aerodynamics would be better with that base plate extended or retracted.
The base plate must be an entire fraction of the transom area,and must be at zero yaw to have a chance.
With the partial base plate,at zero yaw,if there were reattachment and vortex capture,there'd be a pressure conflict between the original wake remnant,and the smaller new wake,causing vortex-induce drag.
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