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Old 07-28-2019, 06:33 PM   #14 (permalink)
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FWIW, here's a pickup with a half-tonneau, a folding single-wheel trailer, and side pipe that are capped with Coanda nozzle slots to pull the air toward the centerline:



And another with an oversized aerocap for more usable interior space. The wake of the cab reattaches to the nose of the canopy.

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