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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Land => Topic started by: Nexus1171 on December 16, 2014, 01:42:43 AM

Title: Airfoil Car
Post by: Nexus1171 on December 16, 2014, 01:42:43 AM

I've seen some car designs that were based heavily on airfoils (particularly those designed for ultra-efficiency): I'm curious if you based a cars contours on a negative incidence wing made it as wide as the law would allow (92 inches) and used a radiator type system like you'd see on combat planes in WW2 (trying to exploit the meredith effect with side or top-scoops and exhaust pipes to help pump the duct)

Title: Re: Airfoil Car
Post by: raafif on December 16, 2014, 04:57:28 AM

Hmmm,  Change the law on vehicle width .... start with a flying-wing kit .... but the roads would need to be much,  much wider ;D ....

Title: Re: Airfoil Car
Post by: elmayerle on December 16, 2014, 06:51:43 AM

"He's not driving too fast, he's flying too low!"

Title: Re: Airfoil Car
Post by: Story on June 16, 2017, 07:03:48 PM

Related: the 1915 Sizaire-Berwick "Wind Wagon"

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/42/d4/ff/42d4ff661d6b519399ab8c2100e8e1b8.jpg)

Title: Re: Airfoil Car
Post by: Old Wombat on June 17, 2017, 06:01:05 PM

Quote from: elmayerle on December 16, 2014, 06:51:43 AM

"He's not driving too fast, he's flying too low!"

That sounds like me in my younger years! :D