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The Leading Edge: Aerodynamic Design of Ultra-streamlined Land Vehicles (Engineering and Performance)
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #760284 in Books
- Published on: 1999-12
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 308 pages
Editorial Reviews
Synopsis
Written for both the streamlined land-vehicle designer and the casual enthusiast, this book summarizes the design and construction issues of a wide variety of solar cars and bikes, human-powered, electric, and other ultra light land vehicles. Tamai, who designed solar cars while studying at MIT, gives examples from specific race cars and teams to e
Customer Reviews
An excellent introduction to streamlined vehicles
The book is an excellent introduction to the art of streamlined vehicles. The examples given in the book are mainly refer to solar cars but are also applicable to human powered vehicles.
The difficult aspects of streamliner design are explained clearly and I would think would be useful to both experienced designers and newcomers to this area. The book deals with practical applications as well as theoretical considerations.
Well referenced, thorough and very readable.
