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Originally Posted by Cobb
I think Tesla the scientist also played with ionizing the atmosphere around vehicles, however it just prevent the use of radio communications.
Maybe in a honda with lean burn like an insight it can have some measurable effect? Of course got to account for the power needed to generate the ions.  |
The odd thing about automobiles is that skin friction helps provide the turbulent boundary which is necessary for preventing separation-induced pressure drag,the major component of aerodynamic drag in bluff body flow.This isn't something encountered with aircraft,as fully attached flow is implicit in their design.
