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Old 06-05-2020, 09:40 AM   #851 (permalink)
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It seems that, in any driving situation, other than interstate highway, all the wheels would have to retract on their spindles, into the wheel house a bit, just to clear the wheel arch when turning the steering wheels, and for vertical suspension displacement.
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The cyan semi-circular strips are flexible, if I understand correctly. Stanced Beemers run similar clearances.

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What was the final Cd figure? 0.25 or something?
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What was the final Cd figure? 0.25 or something?
Based on quoted top speed compared to the standard vehicle, I work it out at Cd=0.33.

Addition: When Aerohead was sending me details on his vehicle for inclusion in my book it soon became obvious that a lot of what he was saying was of somewhat doubtful validity - like an absurdly low Cd measured in a tiny wind tunnel. I then asked for the top speeds in standard and aero-modified forms, did the calculations and got a Cd of 0.37. Dr Wolf then corrected my maths and got a Cd of 0.33, the one I have quoted above. I chose not to run any claimed Cd figure next to the truck.

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What was the final Cd figure? 0.25 or something?
At DARKO, between the two trips worth of testing, as a 'camera', BEV, unibody, with restored belly pan, Spirit would be flirting with Cd 0.1995, without the stinger. This would be the minimum.
Since we had the Gen-III Prius as a blockage-ratio calibration model, there's a reasonable probability that Spirit would have measured Cd 0.1819 for the same configuration at the A2 Wind Tunnel. Lower with the stinger.
Hence, the 39.9-mpg @ 65 mph, and 128 mph according to the race team computer at Bonneville.
It also addresses BamZipPow's trailer mpgs.

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