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Old 03-20-2009, 03:06 PM   #28 (permalink)
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The 1962 18-wheeler that GM researchers came up with utilized this configuration,although the curvature of the cut-line is reversed to make the leading edge of the trailing structure a prolate hemisphere rather than a parachute as appears in your graphic.No matter the position of the "lead" structure,the air is always striking a radiused "nose" of the trailing structure,with no flow separation.
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