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Originally Posted by freebeard
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.
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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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Architect, Artist and Designer of Objects
2012 Infiniti G37X Coupe
1977 Porsche 911s Targa
1998 Chevy S-10 Pick-Up truck
1989 Scat II HP Hovercraft
You cannot sell aerodynamics in a can............
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