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Comment by reaperducer

Bypass all this by having an inflatable front and back that auto-inflate to make a pointed front and back when going over 40 mph on a straight road

In the U.S., many tractor trailers have something similar, but they fold out on the back and underneath the trailer to make the rig more aerodynamic.

Example: https://www.fleetequipmentmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03...

I've never seen any fold-out attachments for the front, so there's probably not much to be done there, except for the roof of the cab, which often has a built-in fin/wing/whatever to help air get over the trailer.

parent reaperducer 4 years ago

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