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Old 05-28-2018, 11:54 AM   #45 (permalink)
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https://smarttruckaero.com/products-...truck-premier/

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Benefit from a 16% reduction in drag and a
10% improvement in fuel mileage on a typical Class 8 truck
during normal, long-haul highway operations.
Looks to be the product of two-dimensional thinking, and I don't understand the "LeadEdge Top Fairing" either featured on the same page (bottom).



Could that front lip actually be creating a friendly frontal vortex?

If used in conjunction with a tractor cabin top fairing maybe it's just closing up the gap?

Video in link featuring what they call "topkit".

https://smarttruckaero.com/products-overview/top-kit/#

Link to "top gap" product.
https://smarttruckaero.com/products-overview/leadedge/

Quote:
Simply managing this drag with our LeadEdge can add 2% to your fuel efficiency, either in combination with other SmartTruck aero systems or all by itself.
The rear bustle is interesting too.

https://www.tknw.com/smarttruck.htm
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Last edited by kach22i; 05-28-2018 at 12:06 PM..
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