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How the fuck is that meant to reduce drag? I initially thought it was a sort of sail to massively increase drag for training. Like when you see people running around with mini parachutes strapped to their backs.
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How the fuck is that meant to reduce drag?
By filling the void behind the body, which is usually full of turbulent flow, with a fuselage which converges the downstream flow smoothly. It's both a very old idea and the subject of considerable controversy in domestic time trialling.
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Camelbak marketed their rucksacks as providing and aerodynamic advantage through being a fairing back in the day.
gbj_tester
ffm
https://ramairfairing.com/pages/raf-1-pioneering-bike-backpack