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Originally Posted by sendler
This shows clearly that when streamlinig a truncated shape that half the improvements can be lost at the back.
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Bear in mind that these structures are 2D airfoil sections,like the fuselage of AeroVironment's human-powered airplane.
For 3D auto bodies,Kamm's bread chop truncations would have an advantage except at fairly long lengths.