Nice would love one of thoseSeen this at our club meeting this month . 40" wide inside all PVC body and aluminium frame.
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Seen this at our club meeting this month . 40" wide inside all PVC body and aluminium frame.
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Which edge of an airplane wing has the larger radius?But that aside, I would have mounted the POD on the trailer ...in reverse of the way they did it ....for aerodynamic reasons.
True, but reduction of resistance is part of the equation. There probably is some lift but it would be immaterially small. Air flowing around a blunt object produces a lot of turbulence on the downwind side. That turbulence creates a low pressure region which the pressure on the front side tends to push the object into. That is part of the drag of moving an object through air. Low pressure on the downwind side is why hurricane winds remove siding, including bricks, from a building. The low pressure is reduced by a design the allows the air to smoothly pass over and come back together with less turbulence.I am not sure how to attach prior comment but in response to Blue Knight, you are correct regarding the airplane wing, but that is not to reduce resistance, it is to achieve lift. It is an idea found by a guy named Bernouli. By his theory, the shape of this trailer through the air actually creates lift. I don't know if this is good or bad.
Which edge of an airplane wing has the larger radius?![]()
Which edge of an airplane wing has the larger radius?![]()
Yes, but they depend on very smooth air flow to do so, not turbulent flow! You get the smooth flow by the elongated taper on the trailing side. Look at underwater torpedos. The front is blunt round. The back is tapered to a point. Same for bombs. Lift is not needed in either of those cases. There's a reason for the blunt front, tapered rear, - less drag.Airplane wings are designed to provide lift!!