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Originally Posted by CapriRacer
When close to the ground, the vortices from the wingtips encounter the ground and provide a barrier to air migration out of the under wing area.
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I had not ventured outside of 2D thinking on this topic until now.
Yes, this would seem to be an additional factor.
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McCabism: Front-wing ground effect
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but the current emphasis is perhaps a consequence of the new technical regulations introduced for the 2009 season, which permitted the front-wing to be much closer to the ground.
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