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Originally Posted by ME_Andy
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I placed Sunraycer under the template,it was a perfect match.Bill Watson's airship "White-Dwarf" of 1984 is about 2.57:1 ratio. Watson worked with Burt Hibbs,aerodynamacist for Sunraycer. Both of AeroVironment. This shape seems to end up on some of the most efficient vehicles known in the world,I believe it to be a shoe -in for aero-modding.Those with more advanced aerodynamic toolbags will will no doubt venture out into some of the more exotic shapes,but for amateurs,I believe this form can serve us well.
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Sure. Now apply it to a range of other solar cars and see that there’s no match whatsoever!
The debate has never been whether the template is a low drag shape. It’s one of at least five in the literature - all with quite different shapes.