View Single Post
Old 09-17-2016, 03:20 PM   #79 (permalink)
aerohead
Master EcoModder
 
aerohead's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Sanger,Texas,U.S.A.
Posts: 16,269
Thanks: 24,394
Thanked 7,360 Times in 4,760 Posts
bi-wing

Quote:
Originally Posted by kach22i View Post
We had a grand old time on this topic a while back in 2011, in fact I forgot all about it until I found one of my old image postings.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...-16550-16.html

The quote in the middle of the page says the bi-wing lowered drag but provided no additional down-force.

Pretty much what we want in this forum, right?

Wish I was able to find a wind tinnel image of the Merkur XR4Ti

Bet something even higher up would have worked even better. A third wing or roof wing as it were.
Here's the Sierra variant

Here's a comparison with the XR4Ti

Ford claims Cd 0.32 with,0.34 without.
On a pickup you'd want some sort of tonneau cover for the flow to reattach to,as on a notchback car.This is how Chrysler can get it's Dodge RAM 1500 to Cd 0.36.
__________________
Photobucket album: http://s1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj622/aerohead2/
  Reply With Quote