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Old 01-07-2022, 02:10 PM   #168 (permalink)
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You don’t think a small gap, I.E. 1/4”-3/8” would cause the same problem?
I watched aerohead tape the gap on his T-100's bed gap at the Darko wind tunnel so he would have hard data. [citation needed]

One might finesse the edge so that the gap isn't on a flat plane, but at the bottom of a shallow crease. Don't know about that. 120° instead of 180° should suffice.

A pickup bed aerocap would be a good model to follow. Examples vary. But they exhibit how to add plan taper. See also the 'bubble-top coupe'.
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