11-05-2014, 10:49 PM
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Aero front buses
On a recent trip to Turkey spotted this bus with a very different front end from the usual in the US.
Don't know the CdA numbers but I suspect it is lower than the average Greyhound bus.
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11-05-2014, 10:59 PM
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check out those wheel openings, thats interesting....
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11-06-2014, 04:41 AM
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Crazy! Smooth wheel covers, too!
I wonder why they chose that angle. It would have looked better if it matched the forehead.
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11-06-2014, 02:39 PM
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Neoplan Starliner
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11-06-2014, 04:41 PM
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After a fatal bus rollover accident around here awhile back,I had to consider a low-floor bus with cargo trailer to get the C.G. down,and kill a bunch of the frontal area.
We've had articulated buses in the USA since 1951,so it wouldn't really be anything revolutionary.
You can get a sense of the height reduction,with no penalty to cargo capacity.
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11-10-2014, 03:38 AM
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Luigi Colani has some pretty cool designs  |
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11-10-2014, 11:10 PM
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Fed ex electric bus
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11-11-2014, 07:46 AM
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The thing is, the back is where most of the drag is produced.
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11-11-2014, 03:41 PM
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Yeah, how is that any better than this>
botsapper -- That Indian bus reminds me of my own motorhome design.
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11-12-2014, 06:12 PM
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Along the same lines, the Chinese loves the Neoplan so much they had their automotive engineering departm...er, copying department work on it.
http://www.richestlifestyle.com/wp-c...r-Zonda-a9.jpg
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