[aerohead]

Originally Posted by California98Civic

Approximations of Hucho's CD 0.16 “ideal" shape in the wind tunnel (from our thread for wind tunnel images) are below. Also attached are 4 pages from Hucho, 4th edition (pp.45-46, 212-213), which include wind tunnel images (p.212 might be best). They describe such ideal shapes in the R&D process. I would love to hear from aerohead about the benefits he sees to the template shape in comparison to the one Hucho often seems to emphasize, calling it a "basic body." Respectfully, james.





HUCHO, 45-6, 212-3:

Sure could use an overhead, plan-view of this model. It began with Klemperer in 1922. When Buchheim et al. re-investigated it in 1981,as the Volkswagen 'Drop' shape, in plan-view,the car was 100% boat-tailed.Which is lost on the viewer when limited to the side elevation . The car's performance is completely predicated upon the full-boat tail.