At 09:09 PM 12/28/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Bill Pitz wrote:
>
>>That makes sense to me, though I seem to remember reading some other test
>>results somewhere that showed relative changes in drag by removing the
>>tailgate vs. tonneau cover vs. camper shell, etc. that indicated a slight
>>decrease in drag by removing the tailgate. Oh well.
>>-Bill
>
>I really must bookmark this study, as it takes me 10 minutes to find every
>time it comes up.
>http://mars.wnec.edu/~ehaffner/did.htm
>
>The short version: to increase drag, put on a square cap, tailgate net or
>remove the tailgate. To decrease drag (by conventional methods), lower
>the tailgate or put on a tonneau.
Doh! You're right, and that's exactly the study I was looking at. I
misread it :-/
-Bill
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