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Old 09-14-2016, 11:48 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Pagani use active aero on the street, but use flaps instead of wings.



R. B. Fuller proposed flying the tail of his Dymaxion Omnidirectional Transport, but for fuel efficiency instead of downforce.



The problem with drawing a vacuum in the plenum under the vehicle is that if the dynamics of the vehicle's mass lifts the edge sufficiently the downforce dissipates catastrophically.
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