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Old 11-02-2015, 09:37 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
Back when I had the 1961 VW panel van, I thought about two Porsche duck tails, vertical on the sides, to create what I would verbalize today as a virtual plan taper.

More for directional stability than downforce, like a shuttlecock.
I had a similar thought last year or two ago when those air-tabs on the side of vans first came out. Although it would be just the common Wickerbill sized Gurney flap all the around the rear edge.
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