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Old 02-12-2018, 05:40 PM   #17 (permalink)
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The thing I am fascinated with, today, is the M-80 Stiletto. Hydrodynamics is related to aerodynamics courtesy of Reynold's number.

The M-80 trades fineness ratio, as you see in corvettes, for modulating the interface with the medium it rides on. The 'underbody' is highly refined, a 'pentamaran'. The intermediate hulls are thickened for the surface-piercing propellors. (Their fluted blades are interesting in themselves. The forward aspect of the hull is viewable at:


https://newatlas.com/stiletto-experi.../5151/#gallery

Long story short — the underbody shouldn't be flat, it should be two pontoons to enclose the wheels and a Bucky Fuller 'air keel' in between. I'll leave how to apply that to a Prius as an exercise.
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