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I believe you, but can you provide a source or explanation for that insight?

• cheald 11y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kammback#Aerodynamics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kammback#Aerodynamics
• dingaling 11y ago
  The optimum subsonic shape is a hemisperhical nose with a long tail tapering to a point ( like an ice-cream cornette on its side, with the dome of ice-cream heading into the wind ). The K-tail is an abbreviation of that impractical-for-cars long tail which gives most of the effect for much less effort. The Tatra T77 was an attempt to implement the optimum form though even then the tail was somewhat abbreviated: http://tatra77.com/ http://tatra77.com/
  • aaimnr 11y ago
    Drop of water is the best comparison, as its shape is a direct result of aerodynamic optimisation.
    • ino 11y ago
      The drop of water is not teardrop shaped. http://pmm.nasa.gov/education/articles/shape-of-a-raindrop http://pmm.nasa.gov/education/articles/shape-of-a-raindrop http://water.usgs.gov/edu/raindropshape.html http://water.usgs.gov/edu/raindropshape.html