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Old 06-13-2011, 01:45 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by newguyintown View Post
So some cars have a gently sloping hood, and then an abrupt steep windshield, with a sharp edge at the top. This would accelerate airflow and then "launch" it upwards, right? That would cause separation of airflow, just like a vehicle would have on the back end.
On trucks, they try to get around this issue by putting deflectors / corner vanes on the windshield/roof transition as a damage-control measure.

These often double as sunvisors, and force the air to bend and follow the roof line.
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