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Old 03-19-2014, 03:51 PM   #357 (permalink)
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I don't think this representation below is accurate in any way.

Siemens UK - Wind tunnel

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2012-Dec-05
Using a wind tunnel helps car designers test the shape of a design. The car is stationary and air is blown towards it. Streams of smoke are used to show what the air is doing. Engineers are looking for the least turbulence.
I'm not sure what they are trying to pull off here, air does not move that way.

Even the car looks fake.

And where the heck did that ground plane reflection come from?
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Below is what a normal coupe of that era looks like in a wind tunnel.

http://www.autospeed.com/cms/article...art-4&A=108676
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