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Originally Posted by Piotrsko
Imho, that was kinda like saying the NACA data on wing profiles is pointless because an airplane isn't attached.
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I don't think that's analogous; wings are attached to bodies that carry people, cargo, etc. In cars, the bodies are the shapes, and also have to be optimized for carrying people, cargo, etc.
and have wheels that roll and turn
and move in ground proximity
and look good to potential consumers
and satisfy federal and/or EU requirements for lighting, bumper heights, and safety
and.... By the time all those constraints are applied, you end up very far from theoretically-optimized basic shapes, whereas a wing on an airplane can be very close to the theoretically-optimized profile.