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aerohead · 10-07-2010, 07:46 PM

If you are to streamline a car the location of the center of gravity is especially important in relation to the center of 9aerodynamic) pressure.
At high speed,and exposed to a side gust,a car should weathervane towards the gust direction,canceling out the yawing moment.
Typically,for streamlining,a front engine with front wheel drive is the most stable.
A rear fin can be a palliative to compensate for an improper CG/CP bias.

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aerohead Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sanger,Texas,U.S.A. Posts: 16,267 Thanks: 24,392 Thanked 7,360 Times in 4,760 Posts	stability If you are to streamline a car the location of the center of gravity is especially important in relation to the center of 9aerodynamic) pressure. At high speed,and exposed to a side gust,a car should weathervane towards the gust direction,canceling out the yawing moment. Typically,for streamlining,a front engine with front wheel drive is the most stable. A rear fin can be a palliative to compensate for an improper CG/CP bias.