| 词条 | Miller Wedge (dragster) |
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| image = | name = | manufacturer = | production = | predecessor = | successor = | class = Top Fuel | platform = | body_style = Rear-engined streamliner dragster | engine = | transmission = | wheelbase = | length = | width = | height = | weight = | aka = | related = None | designer = Sammy Miller }} The "Miller Wedge" is a pioneering streamliner dragster.[1] Designed by dragster and funny car builder Sammy Miller in 1974, the car was allegedly a product of Miller's dislike of repeated funny car fires. It featured bicycle front wheels, a low-mounted, front-sloping rear wing, and a mid-mounted engine (placed further ahead of the rear axle than most similar dragsters).[2] The body was a pronounced wedge shape, and covered the front of the slicks[3] (unlike Wynns Stormer, which had a more conventional body and broad wedge fairings over the engine and exhaust, ahead of the rear tires). The exhaust pipes were also enclosed.[4] In theory, the wedge body offered an aerodynamic advantage, decreasing turbulent airflow over the rear wheels, as well as increasing downforce;[5] in practise, the extra weight exceeded any advantage. Miller ran the car for the 1974 season, but had "mixed results";[6] the car had no obvious edge over more conventional rear-engined dragsters. Notes1. ^Taylor, Thom. "Slam'n Sammy Miller Wedge", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.38. 2. ^Taylor, p.38. 3. ^Taylor, p.38 photo. 4. ^Taylor, p.38 photo 5. ^Taylor, p.37, "Leland Kolb 'Polish Wedge'". 6. ^Taylor, p.38. Sources
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