Title: Low-drag ground vehicle particularly suited for use in safely transporting livestock

Abstract: A low-drag truck consisting of a tractor-trailer rig (10) characterized by a rounded forebody and a protective fairing (16) for the gap conventionally found to exist between the tractor and the trailer, particularly suited for establishing an attached flow of ambient air along the surfaces thereof, and a forward facing, ram air inlet and duct (24 and 22) and a plurality of submerged inlets (18) and outflow ports (20) communicating with the trailer (14) for continuously flushing heated gasses from the trailer as the rig is propelled at highway speeds.

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Inventors: Saltzman, Edwin J. (North Edwards, CA)

Application Number: 06/175453
Filing Date: 1980-08-05
Publication_date: 1982-08-10
Assignee: Nasa

Primary Class(es): 296/24.310 244/53B, 296/91, 296/180.200, 105/1.200
Other Classes: B62D35/00; B62D35/00
US Patent Ref:

2612027	September, 1952	McGan	296/24C	Double-decked stock truck cooling and ventilating system
4092044	May, 1978	Hoffman	296/24C	Convertible livestock-grain trailer
4142755	March, 1979	Keedy	296/1S	Vehicle drag reducer
4174083	April, 1977	Mohn	244/53B	Flow deflector for fluid inlet
4199185	April, 1980	Woolcock	296/1S	Apparatus for reducing the wind resistance imposed on a prime mover-trailer combination

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Primary Examiner: Peters Jr., Joseph F.
Assistant Examiner: Carroll, John A.
Attorney: Brekke, Darrell G.
Manning, John R.

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