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Low-drag ground vehicle particularly suited for use in safely transporting livestockA low-drag truck consisting of a tractor-trailer rig characterized by a rounded forebody and a protective fairing for the gap conventionally found to exist between the tractor and the trailer is described. The fairing particularly suited for establishing an attached flow of ambient air along its surfaces. The truck is also comprised of a forward facing, ram air inlet and duct and a plurality of submerged inlets and outflow ports communicating with the trailer for continuously flushing heated gases from the trailer as the rig is propelled at highway speeds.
Document ID
19820025412
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Saltzman, E. J.
(NASA Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center Edwards, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
August 10, 1982
Subject Category
Urban Technology And Transportation
Accession Number
82N33288
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
NASA-CASE-FRC-11058-1|US-PATENT-4,343,506
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-175453
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