Quote Originally Posted by Bony View Post
Does anyone know if the ogive cross section shape has any special characteristics, like a shape for minimal drag.
I'm helping a mate build an aircraft (full size Mk 1 Spitfire) and it would be useful to know for machining things like pitot tube fairings etc.
There's an excellent Wikipedia article which discusses the various shapes and their drag characteristics in different speed domains...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nose_c...haracteristics