Aerodynamic study on vehicle shape with the "panel method" : an effort to calculate the influence of shape characteristics on aerodynamic performance. Paper presented at the SAE Meeting held November 10-13, 1980.

The "Panel method" is used as a means for preventive aerodynamics examination and evaluation of the shape of the vehicle. Also, with in viscid flow some useful consideration may be evaluated. Obviously, for a complete analysis, viscous corrections may be introduced.