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Forum: Aerodynamics 01-25-2024, 09:27 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 350
Posted By Truckomaguy
Designed and printed these components that make...

Designed and printed these components that make up a partial or complete lower grill block for the 2nd generation Toyota Tacoma.

Made of several segments for ease of printing and the ability to do...
Forum: Aerodynamics 01-25-2024, 05:22 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 350
Posted By Truckomaguy
2nd Gen Tacoma Lower Grill Block

Designed and printed these components that make up a partial or complete lower grill block for the 2nd generation Toyota Tacoma.

Made of several segments for ease of printing and the ability to do...
Forum: Aerodynamics 01-23-2024, 03:19 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 693
Posted By Phase
So flat horizontal spoiler, low drag. Up spoiler,...

So flat horizontal spoiler, low drag. Up spoiler, more downforce
Forum: Aerodynamics 12-31-2023, 10:06 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,495
Posted By awy
"significant" has a more concrete meaning when...

"significant" has a more concrete meaning when understood as part of an optimization problem together with rolling resistance etc tradeoff considerations. op's statement can be transformed into...
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-28-2023, 10:10 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,696
Posted By Piotrsko
Drone speed is a function of prop pitch and motor...

Drone speed is a function of prop pitch and motor power. Also most drones today have the prop tips going supersonic which is why they are as noisy as they are.

The other issue would be non...
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-27-2023, 11:12 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,696
Posted By aerohead
'racquet'

1) Yes, @ 1mm, the nylon webbing is 0.0393", with a wake of 0.0488, using Sighard Hoerner's schematic representation of the flow.
2) Your enlarged spacing would certainly be a plus.
3) Comparing...
Forum: The Lounge 11-26-2023, 08:03 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 3,787
Posted By cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
What a hell of a bureaucracy... On a sidenote, I...

What a hell of a bureaucracy... On a sidenote, I noticed most of the campervans I'm seeing are fitted with solar panels.
Forum: The Lounge 11-20-2023, 05:51 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 3,787
Posted By JSH
That would be my approach. Why spend thousands...

That would be my approach. Why spend thousands to add an unwanted axle to avoid a $100 ticket that likely you will never get?
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-20-2023, 11:07 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,696
Posted By aerohead
'wire grid tuft flow imagin'

I did a rudimentary 'road test' of my tennis racquet. It's an adult, HEAD, Liquidmetal, Supreme. It's a light metal hoop / strut / handle, strung with 1mm-diameter Nylon. The mesh opening dimensions...
Forum: The Lounge 11-19-2023, 01:33 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 3,787
Posted By freebeard
Gotta love legalese. What is even a...

Gotta love legalese. What is even a 'self-propelled bus type' chassis? Microbus? Monocoque coach? Ladder frame school bus? ...that's a big enough loophole for a lawyer to drive a Mercedes through.
...
Forum: The Lounge 11-19-2023, 12:59 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 3,787
Posted By freebeard
Tag axle with 12" wheels under the back bumper?...

Tag axle with 12" wheels under the back bumper? Wheelie bars?
Forum: The Lounge 11-18-2023, 08:42 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 3,787
Posted By JSH
50 is less than 65 but JCC just wants to be...

50 is less than 65 but JCC just wants to be allowed 45 feet.

No. A straight truck with a piggyback forklift is only allowed 50 ft overall length.
Forum: The Lounge 11-17-2023, 01:53 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 3,787
Posted By JSH
Which in the case of a commercial tail would just...

Which in the case of a commercial tail would just require you folding up the panels, driving down the road, and then redeploying them.



You can also attach a fork truck to the back and be...
Forum: The Lounge 11-17-2023, 12:31 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 3,787
Posted By freebeard
I experimented with the idea with an old tow bar....

I experimented with the idea with an old tow bar.

https://ecomodder.com/forum/member-freebeard-albums-my+cars-picture5998-one-wheel-up.jpg...
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-16-2023, 04:45 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,696
Posted By freebeard
High dynamic loads in a public roadway? ...

High dynamic loads in a public roadway?

Let's compromise -- a triangle, else two diagonals or four corner brackets for the square.

Why are you resistant to reducing the cross section? I...
Forum: The Lounge 11-16-2023, 03:34 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 3,787
Posted By JSH
No doubt the trooper doesn't know what she is...

No doubt the trooper doesn't know what she is talking about - which is not uncommon. As you said, truck manufacturers do not make the cargo boxes or other bodies so no truck manufacturer is going...
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-16-2023, 10:38 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,696
Posted By aerohead
'wire grid'

Wire has a drag coefficient of Cd 1.17, higher than a sheet of plywood, crossways in the wind. If you did the grid you'd want to use as 'small' a wire as you could find. Like a 0.008 #1 guitar string...
Forum: The Lounge 11-16-2023, 03:52 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 3,787
Posted By freebeard
How long is it now?

How long is it now?
Forum: The Lounge 11-16-2023, 01:12 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 3,787
Posted By JSH
Energy conservation devices are aerodynamic aids....

Energy conservation devices are aerodynamic aids. They work on straight trucks as well as trailers.

https://s18391.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Stemco4-e1524234801966.jpg
Forum: The Lounge 11-16-2023, 12:42 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 3,787
Posted By freebeard
Maybe it's time for some malicious compliance? ...

Maybe it's time for some malicious compliance?
Unbelievable House Truck Transforms Into Fantasy Castle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnHGKUh-5O4)
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-13-2023, 05:42 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,696
Posted By CigaR007
Lightyear One engineers used a custom rake with...

Lightyear One engineers used a custom rake with pressure probes to measure the wake. They also installed one near the rear quarter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI8BkK3ycYo
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-12-2023, 10:57 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,696
Posted By freebeard
Try 1-2 thousandths of an inch. I've had...

Try 1-2 thousandths of an inch.

I've had some time to search be not much success:
...
Forum: Aerodynamics 10-25-2023, 03:21 PM
Replies: 206
Sticky: CdA list
Views: 245,955
Posted By freebeard
Post a pic when you get 'er done.

Post a pic when you get 'er done.
Forum: Aerodynamics 10-25-2023, 02:56 PM
Replies: 206
Sticky: CdA list
Views: 245,955
Posted By freebeard
That's a design parameter. ...

That's a design parameter.

https://ecomodder.com/forum/member-freebeard-albums-photoshops-picture5198-type-ii-boat.jpg

I no longer have my panel van. :(
Forum: Aerodynamics 10-13-2023, 02:49 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 6,100
Posted By CapriRacer
Doesn't twisting the tire - tread vs rim -...

Doesn't twisting the tire - tread vs rim - effectively shorten the sidewall height? And isn't that why the sidewall buckles?
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