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Old 02-21-2012, 07:29 PM   #261 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ChazInMT View Post
All I have to say about this is HA! It illustrates what I've been saying all along that if the pressure on the front is the same as that on the back, then the air sliding down the backside is returning the energy to the car that it took to move it out of the way, this to me is the fundamental basis for aero design.
Yes,it's all about pressure recovery.If there's any separation,the wake base pressure will the same as at the point of separation.

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