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Old 02-12-2016, 03:11 AM   #21 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
Don't know who uses that definition, but it seems a misuse of language at best, since the area would be identical to everything you can see from the back.
What? That's the definition of "frontal area" everyone uses here.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ement-462.html

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...etro-2439.html

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...hod-11690.html

"Frontal" because cars normally move forward through the air, so the high pressure is at the front....

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