Neil,
According to Bob Pierson, who spent a number of years in engineering
with Northrop Aircraft, the best aero shape (I am thinking profile here)
is a diamond and the next best is a wedge. In other words a diamond cut
in half. This supports the chopped off tail. I like to think that it is
a good shape since my car is basically a wedge.
Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/FCC
Albaugh, Neil wrote:
> Dr Kamm studied this extensively and concluded that if it wasn't
> possible to carry the streamlined body shape all the way to a point then
> it was better to chop off the tail. I suppose he had some conclusions as
> to where that tradeoff occurred but I don't have a copy of his paper so
> I don't know any details; it was probably in German anyway.
>
> Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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