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Old 01-05-2012, 06:21 PM   #13 (permalink)
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windsock

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Originally Posted by duffremle View Post
I've kind of wondered about the feasibility of a windsock style boattail. Something along the lines of a sea anchor, but fitted to the rear end of the car with just enough of an opening to fill it with air at speed.
There's a fella in Lubbock, Texas who's been 'inventing such a thing for 18-wheelers.
Texas Tech University did model wind tunnel experiments for him.The concept is fairly mature now.
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