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Old 04-07-2014, 03:20 AM   #115 (permalink)
PeterS
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Originally Posted by P-hack View Post
two stall strips on different sides of the nose would be perpetually in "stall" and increase drag.

Remember that in the motorcycle case, the "wing" is vertical, and folks are putting a, more or less, vertical stall strip all along the nose.

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Exactly, my thinking is that if the lift of the foil can be "spoiled" by two raised edges it may be possible to reduce the side vent area and that vent area must be a source of a LOT of drag.
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