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The company Knott has developed a modular underbody panel for caravans to reduce aerodynamic drag. Tests with a Hobby trailer and a Skoda car showed a reduction in required traction force of 250 Newtons at 100 km/h. The plastic prototype weighs about 25 kg and can be installed by one person.
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The company Knott has developed a modular underbody panel for caravans to reduce aerodynamic drag. Tests with a Hobby trailer and a Skoda car showed a...
The company Knott has developed a modular underbody panel for caravans to reduce aerodynamic drag. Tests with a Hobby trailer and a Skoda car showed a reduction in required traction force of 250 Newtons at 100 km/h. The plastic prototype weighs about 25 kg and can be installed by one person.
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Knott has tested aerodynamic underbody paneling for travel trailers. The tests showed a 15% reduction in drag force, which theoretically lowers the tow vehicle's fuel consumption. The patented system could become available for series production and retrofitting existing caravans.
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