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Originally Posted by basjoos
Here is an interesting article describing the first time that aerodynamics was taken into consideration when designing an automobile. The resulting car had a streamlined front end, boattail, smooth underbody paneling, and went much faster on much less horsepower than any of its contemporaries. It wasn't until 1924 that another car was built (the Rumpler Tropfenwagen) that was anywhere near as streamlined as the Rocket, but it went the next logical step in aero design by enclosing and streamlining the cockpit.
http://www.steamcar.net/stanley/fastest.pdf |
basjoos,great article! I have only a small image of the ROCKETand your article has some great shots.I display both a canoe and kayak with the exhibits I do.Along with fish,marine mammals,birds,drop-tanks,and Bonneville record cars,etc.,people start to get the idea about shape and performance.Especially when viewed from above,some of these forms could switch identity and no one would be the wiser.My plan for a single-wheel,bicycle trailer,with photovoltaics,is basically half a canoe,inverted as with the ROCKET,with moveable gap-fillers,between bike(recumbant trike)and trailer.Thanks for sharing that.Wish you the best on your continued progress on the CIVIC,Phil.