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Originally Posted by ;418782
Yes you maybe on the right track,looking at photos of the Ecomobile in crosswind testing and reading the commentary,it sounds like the body was acting like a big wing,providing lateral movement,instead of vertical lift.They said it turned into the wind.Could it be a little of both,the design of the side panels and the somewhat open cockpit[cockpit area,if enclosed would be like the leading edge of a wing]?The open cockpit and or side panel design,breaks up the airflow and resulting actions,eliminating the side movement
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Hi godscountry,
Thank you for the encouragement. Starting with message #45 by Theo22 and Ironside's experiments (starting with message #67) I have little doubt now of my original theory. The question is how much and if there is some other
simple thing that could be done to further reduce cross wind sensitivity.
I'm waiting for Vetter's latest blog after he privately told me that his preliminary testing indicated that a stall strip was helping.
-- Teri