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Bicycle Bob · 04-26-2018, 09:56 AM

A cockpit area can potentially have an attached vortex instead of a solid surface at very low drag penalty. Where a surface is not needed to deflect air, it can be replaced with a smooth, ovoid hole with a radius to the surface at the trailing edge.

04-26-2018, 09:56 AM	#78 (permalink)
Bicycle Bob EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: May 2008 Location: N. Saskatchewan, CA Posts: 1,805 Appliance White - '93 Geo Metro 4-Dr. Auto Last 3: 42.35 mpg (US) Stealth RV - '91 Chevy Sprint Base Thanks: 91 Thanked 460 Times in 328 Posts	A cockpit area can potentially have an attached vortex instead of a solid surface at very low drag penalty. Where a surface is not needed to deflect air, it can be replaced with a smooth, ovoid hole with a radius to the surface at the trailing edge.