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Old 07-13-2013, 11:32 PM   #8 (permalink)
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The fins on the sides are vortex generators.
These are the vortexes that others are trying to eliminate because they suck energy right out of you fuel tank. But by separating the top and sides air flow they may suppress vortexes instead of creating them.
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