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2) Baron von Koenig - Fachsenfeld tested 'fastbacks' specifically for this tumblehome/edge radii effect, and registered 16% lower drag, when the side-to-top intersection was 'softened.'
3) It requires 'compound' curvature. which is the most labor-intensive shapes to fabricate, and scares off all but the hard-core streamliner.
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This is what I was getting at at Permalink #2.
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