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Cd · 04-10-2009, 08:47 AM

Thanks for posting SmallFry. I thought this thread was long dead.
I sort of gave up on it when I saw what NASA did decades ago.
They did some aero studies on big rigs and simply used this ingenious ( but common sense ) idea : hinged gap fillers.

I do wonder how that this sort of setup would work in a jacknife type turn though.
Would it flex enough ?

I like your idea, but can't really visualize it. Can you do a quick sketch ?

( And P.S. - nice sleek looking rig you drive )

04-10-2009, 08:47 AM	#25 (permalink)
Cd Ultimate Fail Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin,Texas Posts: 3,585 Thanks: 2,872 Thanked 1,121 Times in 679 Posts	Thanks for posting SmallFry. I thought this thread was long dead. I sort of gave up on it when I saw what NASA did decades ago. They did some aero studies on big rigs and simply used this ingenious ( but common sense ) idea : hinged gap fillers. I do wonder how that this sort of setup would work in a jacknife type turn though. Would it flex enough ? I like your idea, but can't really visualize it. Can you do a quick sketch ? ( And P.S. - nice sleek looking rig you drive )