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Old 04-14-2009, 08:54 PM   #19 (permalink)
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So your consensus is that with a more aero-friendly nose, the positive pressure generated by the rear slope would have a higher differentialcompared to the initial positive pressure environ that the nose faces, and cause more forward energy to be exhibited?

Or, more simply put, if the face were more aerodynamic, the rear wouldn't have to decelerate the flow as much to exhibit the same principle?
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