INFLATABLE DRAG REDUCER FOR LAND VEHICLES

This patent application relates to inflatable drag reducers for land vehicles and, more particularly, to inflatable bags for specifically reducing base drag on land vehicles.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Government-owned invention available for licensing. Copy of application available NTIS.
• Corporate Authors:

  Office of the Secretary of Transportation

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • McDonald, A T
• Publication Date: 1975-7-21

Media Info

• Pagination: 10 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air resistance; Boundary layer separation; Drag; Ground vehicles; Inflatable structures; Patent applications; Streamlining; Trailers; Trucks
• Old TRIS Terms: Base flow
• Subject Areas: Motor Carriers; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00093125
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: PAT-APPL-597 557, DOT-TSC-10081
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 3 1976 12:00AM