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Originally Posted by Vman455
JulianEdgar hasn't been posturing; he's called you out on a lot of the BS you've been spewing which everyone here (including myself) have been caught up in for quite some time. Quite the contrary: he has consistently maintained, since his arrival on this forum, that we should be TESTING, observing, and experimenting. More than once he has posted that we SHOULD NOT take his word for it, but test, measure, and observe for ourselves. You have responded, consistently, with vitriol, name-calling, and, now, disgusting metaphors. You've set a new low bar.
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Back on topic. My copy of Road Vehicle Aerodynamic Design, 3rd ed. (2009), just arrived a few minutes ago. Food for thought--literally the first sentence of Chapter 1:
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Aerohead emphasizes getting your shape "close". Julian emphasizes "testing".
Both are right.
Unfortunately, they have been butting heads. Though we have all benefited from their contributions, it does take some filtering to see the value. Julian does not get a pass for his veiled put downs of those "deemed" less capable than he and his cadre of experts. Neither does Aerohead. If you spank one, you should spank the other.
I've worked on aerodynamic projects. You start with theory and mathematical models to get the shape "close". Then you test and measure.
Few who read this forum will ever get to complete a clean-sheet project from start to finish but they can divine information from both viewpoints.