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Old 06-14-2016, 10:30 AM   #40 (permalink)
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Aerohead,
I was planning on following the AST-II top profile and the AST plan taper profile (4:1 aspect ratio?) you had previously shared, unless you think there is a reason to use a different profile on this vehicle.

Thanks for sharing the VW picture, that is very helpful for designing the tire fairings. I am a bit surprised by the size of the leading faring for the rear wheels. I am also surprised by how much wider the fairings are than the wheels/tires. This may be way too complicated, but I had considered using a “U” shaped aft tire fairing with an open back and ducting some engine bay air into the aft tire fairings to “fill the wake” once the fairing ended.
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