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Old 09-04-2012, 01:43 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by some_other_dave View Post
I'm glad that these are finally catching on. I remember reading about wind tunnel tests that NASA did in the late 1980s or early 1990s where they found that flaps sticking out the back of a trailer like this were something like 80%+ as effective as an actual boat-tail on the trailer.

-soD
Got a source on that? Interesting.

Good spotting, crews. I've been on the lookout as well.
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