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Old 05-30-2011, 04:00 AM   #52 (permalink)
robchalmers
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Wink,

they DO create lift. but not in suficient qunatities to lift it off the ground. the flow over the top of a bonneville camero isn't a as smooth and laminar as that going over a cambered wing section, in fact points like windsheild (base and top) can kill laminar flow, the TT didn't hence the problems.

Take and indycar or F1 car and remove the front and rear wings and I'm DAMN sure it still generate downforce why? the Benoulli effect in the Ground effect venturis of the Indy car 'y axis' no air directing elements under there. Or in the diffuser of the F1 car, again no air directing panels there either. the Accelerated air as it returns to the flow around the car creates low pressure (benoulli) under the car.

I agree - and I've stated earlier - Lift is not 100% benoulli, just just like an egg is 100% white.
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