A recent job is having aerodynamic repercusions,and as there is interest in similar projects I will ask for input.
The "mobile axe throwing lanes" I built for clients,#1 is 10' tall,8 wide,and 16' long.During the initial design,I said "thats going to pull a lot of air" crickets,then "gona want to go easy or its going to eat a lot of fuel" ... crickets. Second unit is even bigger ,12.5' x 8' x16' both units are completely flat on all sides and were built on existing flat deck trailers.
The client has now contacted me that.the trucks (full sized) are "struggling", and have heard back from the driver that they are getting well under 10mpg on the road.
But now I have another request to design a mobile photography studio,that must accomodate tall people, and be pulled by an SUV,and the client has mentioned a concern with wind,and getting blown around on the road. As this will be a scratch build, and will not need to contain thrown axes, I can build much lighter and take into account aerodynamic effects on fuel efficiency and handling.
Having validated the awsome drag generating capabilities of a flat plate,I am hopeing to get paid for something that demonstrates various drag reduction methods.
Dog
The "mobile axe throwing lanes" I built for clients,#1 is 10' tall,8 wide,and 16' long.During the initial design,I said "thats going to pull a lot of air" crickets,then "gona want to go easy or its going to eat a lot of fuel" ... crickets. Second unit is even bigger ,12.5' x 8' x16' both units are completely flat on all sides and were built on existing flat deck trailers.
The client has now contacted me that.the trucks (full sized) are "struggling", and have heard back from the driver that they are getting well under 10mpg on the road.
But now I have another request to design a mobile photography studio,that must accomodate tall people, and be pulled by an SUV,and the client has mentioned a concern with wind,and getting blown around on the road. As this will be a scratch build, and will not need to contain thrown axes, I can build much lighter and take into account aerodynamic effects on fuel efficiency and handling.
Having validated the awsome drag generating capabilities of a flat plate,I am hopeing to get paid for something that demonstrates various drag reduction methods.
Dog
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