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Forum: Aerodynamics 10-16-2010, 03:21 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 15,520
Posted By aerohead
Pickup Truck Streamlining

I remembered to bring the camera and hope Al will be able to post images before the store closes at 4:00 PM.
I'll go ahead and briefly explain the latest mods to the T-100 which went on the last...
Forum: Aerodynamics 10-04-2010, 09:19 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,822
Posted By Otto
Phil, having done various types of body work for...

Phil, having done various types of body work for your aero mods, what are the easiest and best materials? Styrofoam and epoxy? Polyurethane foam and polyurethane resin? Fiberglass?

What...
Forum: Aerodynamics 10-02-2010, 04:07 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,292
Posted By Otto
Regarding surface texture, about 20 years ago Dan...

Regarding surface texture, about 20 years ago Dan Somers at NASA Langley did wind tunnel tests of factory painted, optically smooth and shiny, and sanded (in direction of flow) wing panels.
...
Forum: The Lounge 09-21-2010, 11:36 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 20,870
Posted By Bicycle Bob
AFAIR, the only two wheels that were engineered...

AFAIR, the only two wheels that were engineered rather than styled were the tension-spoked (bicycle) wheel, which was actually developed for the still unsuccessful aircraft of the mid-1800s. At...
Forum: DIY / How-to 08-12-2010, 06:08 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,331
Posted By Bicycle Bob
Polycarbonate (AKA Lexan) absorbs quite a lot of...

Polycarbonate (AKA Lexan) absorbs quite a lot of water. To avoid bubbling when heat forming, soak it at a temperature close to boiling for up to eight hours to dry it before going up to forming...
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 08-08-2010, 07:50 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 2,356
Posted By RobertSmalls
EV1 Brochures and Analysis

While at the Green Drive Expo last month, a gentleman from the University of Wisconsin gave me some EV1 documents. I have a poster, a brochure on the first-gen, and a small pamphlet on the second...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 07-31-2010, 03:37 PM
Replies: 172
Views: 28,048
Posted By NeilBlanchard
Here's the CR video directly: jbVvK2bKz0k ...

Here's the CR video directly:

jbVvK2bKz0k

And a video about the chicane in the race track -- cars can turn right AND left! ;-)

XyQOL-NOTJ4

And the one from inside the Raceabout (man,...
Forum: Aerodynamics 07-30-2010, 07:55 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,595
Posted By KamperBob
Excellent thread. I started modeling my 02...

Excellent thread. I started modeling my 02 Tundra. Coarse grained with overall dimensions and major surfaces was pretty fast and easy. Good enough for checking driver visibility of camper designs and...
Forum: Aerodynamics 07-14-2010, 05:07 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,166
Posted By Bicycle Bob
There are a lot of trade-offs involved. A...

There are a lot of trade-offs involved. A two-lump shape has more drag than a continuous curve, all else being equal, but by so little that the skin drag difference may matter more if you don't need...
Forum: Aerodynamics 07-02-2010, 02:39 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,351
Posted By aerohead
nose

miket,
If you'll go to 'FLOW-IMAGES' Photo-Gallery 1,top row,center image,you'll see Kamm's car.
The K-Car nose is not unlike the Tundra and I believe Toyota has provided plenty enough radius...
Forum: Aerodynamics 12-30-2009, 10:26 AM
Replies: 396
Views: 798,707
Posted By NeilBlanchard
Yes, but tall SUV's also block the view of other...

Yes, but tall SUV's also block the view of other vehicles.
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