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Avion is more practical
The bellingham made car has the look and the practical design...
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03-19-2021, 11:58 AM
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Halibut
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Probably a Halibut shape....
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Both 'cod's head' and 'mackerel tail' have been used over time.
At one of Mike Cook's 'Shootouts' at Bonneville, a member of George Poteet's ' Speed Demon' crew mentioned that this particular streamliner shape was inspired by the Coho Salmon.
Considering that salmon can swim against the current, and leap waterfalls, it does imply a certain hydrodynamic advantage.
After sea trails with the USS Albacore ( tuna), the U.S.NAVY determined, in 1953, that all future submarines would have ichtyoid ( fish-like ) external hulls.
Anyone who's watched ' The Hunt For Red October', has seen the circa- 1972, Soviet, Alpha / Akula-Class,nuclear submarine hull hydrodynamic technology. World's- fastest, high-pressure reactor submersibles. Biomimicry. 
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03-19-2021, 03:52 PM
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VW 'Optimum' nose
Here's an old image from my photo gallery showing what Hucho's gang came up with.
https://ecomodder.com/forum/member-a...figuration.jpg
It didn't take. sorry!
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03-19-2021, 03:56 PM
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03-19-2021, 04:05 PM
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I think you're pressing CTRL-V more than once...
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03-19-2021, 04:41 PM
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nose on Honda
I built a slip-on over fascia for the '84 CRX. It extended the length 6-inches, enlarged the side radius, lowered the forward stagnation point, reduced the cooling inlet, and faired in all the concavities.
It did helped top speed a little. The tail extension however, was good for most of the speed increase.
https://ecomodder.com/forum/member-a...speed-aero.jpg
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03-19-2021, 04:45 PM
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CRX nose side view
Here's a different view.
https://ecomodder.com/forum/member-a...ap-fillers.jpg
Again, the back of the car was the money-maker.
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03-19-2021, 04:58 PM
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'optimum nose' 1968-style
Here's a low quality image of R.G.S. White's aerodynamic 'recipe', he came up with at MIRA, and published in 1968.
If you look at E-1 on the chart, you'll see a resemblance to Hucho's 'Optimum' nose.
This shape traces back to World War- I.
https://ecomodder.com/forum/member-a...-drag-cars.jpg
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03-19-2021, 05:02 PM
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WW-I nose
Here is the Airco DH.2, with the similar nose.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airco_DH.2
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03-19-2021, 11:04 PM
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The nose is the only thing that DH.2 has going for it. 
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