Conventional vs Beam Wiper Blades aerodynamic?

[j-c-c]

The ultimate anti teardrop sub 100mph Cybertruck has wipers designed by Shuttle engineers?

That makes sense to me.

[freebeard]

Tesla hiring engineers that work from first principles. That makes sense to me.

Sub-100?

https://www.motortrend.com › news › tesla-cybertruck-electric-pickup-fast-0-60-range-payload-towing
How Fast is the Tesla Cybertruck? And How Much Can It Tow? - MotorTrend
The Tesla Cybertruck has three different powertrains with top speeds of 110, 120, and 130 mph. The top speed depends on the number of motors and the battery size, as well as the towing and range capabilities.

https://www.caranddriver.com › news › a60125624 › 2024-tesla-cybertruck-beast-quickest-truck-acceleration-test
Tesla Cybertruck Is the Quickest Truck Car and Driver Has Tested
Mar 8, 2024The Tesla also has the quickest top speed of the group by at least 20 mph. That sustained level of performance allowed the Cybertruck to clock a quarter-mile time of 11.0 seconds at 119 mph.

I think it's a low-poly teardrop. For fabricability's sake, tumblehome is substituted for curvature. It uses longitudinal vortexes to move air around the peak.

[j-c-c]

Using a Shuttle engineer(s) that has nearly relatively zero concern for drag and with an airframe that seldom if ever operates below 200mph for mere seconds on flare with extreme UV, temperature and massive sonic pressures to design wipers for a ground-based trophy truck with likely little aero concerns sounds like a fool's errand to me, beyond slick marketing hype, all principles aside.

I'll stick with Tiger while they figure out the design of the Tesla wipers

[freebeard]

I'll stick with RainX.

Meanwhile, they're working on this:


insideevs.com/news/457030/tesla-patented-innovations-future-cars/

[freebeard]

Coincidentally, the next things I watched:

TEARING APART my Tesla Cybertruck made my mechanic want to RETIRE!!! And we found something BROKEN?

That wiper is limp as a noodle for half it's length, but the windshield washer is more trouble. And the exterior might be bullet proof, but the snap-on cover for the cabin filter is not.

[aerohead]

Originally Posted by j-c-c

The ultimate anti teardrop sub 100mph Cybertruck has wipers designed by Shuttle engineers?

That makes sense to me.

1) From my perspective, the Cybertruck silhouette represents the 'MOST' teardrop-like form of all production pickup trucks.
Simply park one over a shallow reflecting pool, and observe the 'mirror image'.
2) The Cybertruck's wiper wasn't designed by Shuttle engineers, they were designed by 'THE' Shuttle engineers who designed the wipers for the Space Shuttle.
3) Driving the Cybertruck 'Beast', at 85-mph on the toll-road between Austin and San Antonio, into the gust front headwinds we can expect, starting at 11:00 A.M. today, will place the wiper in a 145-mph airspeed environment.

[aerohead]

Originally Posted by j-c-c

Using a Shuttle engineer(s) that has nearly relatively zero concern for drag and with an airframe that seldom if ever operates below 200mph for mere seconds on flare with extreme UV, temperature and massive sonic pressures to design wipers for a ground-based trophy truck with likely little aero concerns sounds like a fool's errand to me, beyond slick marketing hype, all principles aside.

I'll stick with Tiger while they figure out the design of the Tesla wipers

Rob Palin and Franz Von Holzhausen weren't given much to work with.
Personally, I'm very impressed.