F150 already has the drag. Having the drag is inevitable. The question is if this shape in addition to reducing the drag has other benefits (like lift).
Sure, but it's less friction because the wheels are operating under less force of gravity. ^-^
We are on the same page. I just didn’t want to say yes to avoid someone getting on my case saying the force of gravity does not change since mass of earth and CT remains the same. Otherwise we are both talking about the same thing.
it wouldn't be lighter because its mass or density won't be reduced - you're talking about lift . Planes aren't lighter at higher speed.
Not on pavement. Any reduction of rolling friction would be countered by more aerodynamic drag from the lift. If you were on gravel or dirt, I suspect you would see a significant benefit.
When I was in school we had some miniature wind tunnels and I put some tent designs (made of balsa wood) in them. I bet some students would get a kick out of running some truck designs in the small tunnels (cross section about 25 square inches) as a class project. Alternatively, maybe one of the Tesla freaks working at NASA Ames (etc) could get after hours access to a small tunnel (I really have no idea how the tunnel access works over there so it might be quite impossible without funding) to do some testing.
Probably has a lot to do with the exact shape of the trailer. Some shapes/sizes work better on one or the other.
