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This table includes any notable iterations made on the aerobody as well as the results given by CFD sims. (V15 and onwards are just arbitrary naming conventions that I’m using)

Version

Description (Features)

Pros/Cons

Needs Improvement:

Dimensions (m)

Cd

CdA

V15 (Liam)

Straight top/bottom profiles

Rounded nose

About 5.75 m^2 for solar array

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Wheelbase length & max steering angle most likely will not comply with ASC 2026 regs (currently 2m and 12 degrees, will need to be around 2.4m and 15 degrees) for a 5.5m car.

  • Need to make aero wider if this is the case, as we do not want dynamic wheel covers opening on small turns.

Need to increase length to accommodate solar

5.5 x 1.35 x 1.13 m

Frontal Area

V12

0.98m^2

0.13

0.1274

V16 (Liam)

Rounded

Straight top/bottom profiles

More aggressive, slightly pointed nose

5.25 m^2 for solar array

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Not enough room for solar,

5.5 x 1.35 x 1.13 m

Frontal Area

0.96m^2

0.125

0.12

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