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Old 02-04-2012, 05:41 PM   #50 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kach22i View Post
I have no proof that fins on a car works, if they do then all those cars including concept cars from the 1950's - 1960's were not so silly after all.
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...f1/BATcars.jpg

Just look at the beautiful Alfa Romeo - Berlinetta Aero Tecnica ~ BAT cars. The assumption that by neutralizing the expected vortices with counter-trailing tail surfaces will give them clean aero and high speed stability. They managed to achieve their engineering targets and more importantly, still making beautiful bodies. Cd of .19.

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