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freebeard · 07-31-2018, 10:33 PM

Bellypan/boat tail — I'd say generally true, with caveats.

The area under the car experiences interference drag between road and undercarriage. A rake exposes the undercarriage to the low pressure wake, a tail-dragger exposes to the front. I think a relative rake is preferable.

https://ecomodder.com/forum/showthre...rag-31649.html

https://ecomodder.com/forum/showthre...ges-13199.html

Compare the images in the first post. The problem isn't so much the gross area, but how the wheelwells (especially the fronts) are handled.

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freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 28,557 Thanks: 8,092 Thanked 8,881 Times in 7,329 Posts	Bellypan/boat tail — I'd say generally true, with caveats. The area under the car experiences interference drag between road and undercarriage. A rake exposes the undercarriage to the low pressure wake, a tail-dragger exposes to the front. I think a relative rake is preferable. https://ecomodder.com/forum/showthre...rag-31649.html https://ecomodder.com/forum/showthre...ges-13199.html Compare the images in the first post. The problem isn't so much the gross area, but how the wheelwells (especially the fronts) are handled. __________________ . .Without freedom of speech we wouldn't know who all the idiots are. -- anonymous poster ____________________ . .Three conspiracy theorists walk into a bar --You can't say that is a coincidence.