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If you get popped by a strong sidewind gust,you want the car to weathervane,turning the car into the wind,cancelling the yawing-moment,not pushing the nose around where the side catches even more air,causing you to go out of control.
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I'd put tractor brakes and yaw props on it, but with Craig's tail it will just blow off the highway and I won't have to worry about weathervaning. The thing I like best about it is that if I ever build the rigid dirigible I've always wanted, I can use it as the control car and then, after I've moored, I can release the clamps from the roofrack and drive into Lakehurst. Hey, I can use the tail as a rudder!
Seriously, I will post the weights when I start work.