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Old 10-12-2018, 04:54 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ennored View Post
Remember the accepted roundness for leading edges is a radius of 4% of the width. That'd be 4" for a 100" wide box. Looking at picture of the ambulance, it appears to already have that on the box. Can't really see it much though. OP?? If it's already radiused, I'm not sure there's anything to be gained there.
Good point, but just rounding the corner edges to the optional roundness isn't the same or effective and a whole body approach that includes a massive roof top faring.

No one is going to claim that a cube with radius edges is as aerodynamic as a teardrop shape for instance.

He has one good detail on the truck, but as a whole it is flawed in every way possible.

It makes for an excellent ecomodder challenge though.

EDIT:

Look at the big rig fairings I posted, if just rounding the edges of the tractor trailer boxes was truly optimum then why would anyone strive for a better fairing?
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