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Old 06-26-2010, 03:35 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I will add one more consideration to what's been posted.
If the car and driver were placed on a turntable,with the C.G. directly over the pivot point and a large and powerful air blast were directed from either side of the car,the aerodynamic loads acting on either side of the pivot would be 'balanced' by the spill plates.S.W.A.G.!
The palm trees got me thinking about what would happen during a run if a crosswind gust were to 'pop' the car.
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