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Originally Posted by aerohead
For commercial vehicles, and wind-averaged flow, the 'bulbous' nose has been found superior to all other shapes in subsonic flow.
The greater the radius ( up to, and including that of a semicircle ) the smaller the pressure spikes, and better turbulent boundary layer health when it comes to aft-body mods. Another insurance policy.  |
good to know!
i've been reading back on K form stuff and kinda thinking on an inflatable tail.
how much pressure needs to be maintained for the shape to stay relatively accurate?
i saw mentions of things like a shop vac or pump for inflating mattresses looks like air mattress pumps can produce like a half PSI of static, which is pretty good - if you have a valve thought you could pump it up and leave it instead of continually pumping assuming that a half PSI would be sufficient and you have no leakage.
just thinking out loud...