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it's just a thought experiment. Pressure drag would persist, but skin friction might drop to zero.
If the air doesn't 'wet' the surface, would there even be a gradient?
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06-17-2022, 09:30 PM
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06-19-2022, 11:00 PM
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The rooftop solar PV panels and rails kind of ruin the aerodynamics, an odd decision.
https://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-...l#post11733731
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07-03-2022, 02:16 PM
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I don't think the drag numbers on the Saber will be near the last several other offerings by McLaren, looks too busy to be low drag - an optical illusion?
Does it have to be monolithic to be low drag?
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This McLaren Sabre Is One Of Just 15 Units Ever Produced
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It has a long, sleek shape with low aerodynamic drag, a perfect design for cutting through traffic.
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07-03-2022, 02:28 PM
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It looks like the panels take advantage of the circular cross-section to track laterally. Could be integrated better, of course.
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07-04-2022, 10:28 AM
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https://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-...ures-2598.html
Looks like I posted this image before, Post #2586.
Not getting the Aerofiat link to work though, none of the 2018 links work, getting 404 notices.
Did a search, seems like some of Alain Bublex's work is real, although others are of the imagination awaiting realization.
Did a translate on part of this article below:
https://www.auto-reverse.com/aerofiats/
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Flying a 500 kg car, powered by a sluggish 600 Cm3 twin-cylinder. And yet, many Aerofiats models have succeeded each other, each winning a new victory over the elements and preconceptions. This dream of a different future comes from designer Alain Bublex.
With a whole series of documents, photos of the car tests, technical plans and others, we end up wanting to believe that these cardboard appendages are real and that this Aerofiat, with a simple kick of the starter, will take to the air. Trained in automotive design, Alain Bublex began his career in the early 1990s. His first work was the creation of a fictional city, GLOOSCAP.
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The link above used in the translation also says "aerofiats" in the ending. Guess they reorganized their content and changed servers or something.
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One of the guys at Pelican posted this link.
https://alainbublex.fr/en/aerofiat
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07-07-2022, 03:23 AM
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Trying to make a Fiat 126p look like something from a low-budget attempt to make a sci-fi movie is quite strange to say the least...
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07-07-2022, 04:02 AM
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07-08-2022, 02:13 AM
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For a while that Beetle reminded me a Fiat 600
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