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COPYRIGHT 2001 Society for the Advancement of Education
Bob Englar, principal research engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), Atlanta, is seeking to help tractor-trailer trucks fly, though not literally, of course. With support from the U.S. Department of Energy and American Trucking Associations, he is applying aerodynamic concepts and Circulation Control flight systems developed for aircraft to 18-wheelers. The goals include reducing fuel consumption and giving drivers better control of the big rigs under a number of...
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