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Old 02-08-2017, 10:28 AM   #52 (permalink)
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Should roof boxes follow an extended template?
I've never seen anyone show this before.

We have seen camper tops on pickup trucks, which I suppose are similar.

A good use of a wind tunnel in this situation would be to test this layout verses one where the storage box was shaped like a canopy/blister.

1. Overall template form approach to be tested (more of an arc/crown)

2. Near surface blister/canopy to be tested (more of teardrop).

I say this would be a good use of a wind tunnel.

I would call such an item a Caraway Carryall. Because it most likely would look like a caraway seed.

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But first – let us admire the lovely caraway seed, with it’s symmetrical little stripes. They’ve always looked like tiny bananas to me.
Something about the shape of these seeds drives the human imagination.
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