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Old 10-26-2023, 12:41 PM   #771 (permalink)
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Sharp trailing edges don't have to be dangerous - soft material is enough to guide the air. Most bodywork could be radically lighter if it were resilient instead of stiff.
yes! And if we borrowed from Koenig-Fachsenfeld's 'inflatable' boat-tail of the 1930s, we'd be looking at crashing into an 'air-bag.'
I'll have some of that please!
It also addresses length 'anxiety'.

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Old 10-27-2023, 02:33 PM   #772 (permalink)
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It might be hauling a small aircraft. If aero were the first consideration, the wheel treatment would be better.
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Like Bicycle Bob says, get those wheels enclosed.
And if you can, kill the gap in between TV and trailer.https://ecomodder.com/forum/member-a...ed-micro-r.jpg
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Jim,the upper curvature is the same but a smidge cleaner so it really hasn't changed.
The belly reflects what SAE would recommend for any new car design.At SAE test weight ( 300-lbs ) added to car,it's not supposed to suffer a ground strike anywhere.
We can go below it,but it's got to be 'active',with some sort of facility to 'react' to a threat and move into a 'safe' position until danger passes.
So anyway,I think what you've is basically spot-on.She's a 'LOOKER'!!!!!!!!!
I do like the EPCOT car that GM did,and at some point I'm going to do some 'active' stuff.
Can't wait for weather to improve and see how the Insight's new booty does.
I decided to look up "epcot car GM, and I found the car that caught my eye 30 years ago. It's the Aero 2004, and it was in a book by Paul Van Valkenberg that I bought in the early '90s. Thanks Phil!
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I wish Mary Barra would green light it's production. She'll ruin the company, if she doesn't wake up in time.
Skip the billions she wastes on advertising mediocre cars every year, and invest the difference in a real 'Tesla killer', to remain competitive.
They won't need to advertise.
Don't let the past pass you by!
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