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Hucho reported the 'as-raced' 917 (L) @ Cd 0.33 and the 917 (K) @ Cd 0.36,all quite a bit higher than the 'naked' scale-model.
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Thank you for the informative reply.
Maybe the rear window area was more important than the author of the website assumed.
Despite these designs being antiquated, they existed before a lot of rules made the cars "unnatural" looking or "contrived".
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Early wind tunnel experiments grafted bits from various 917 coupe bodies onto Spyder tails to determine the combination with least drag but greatest front-end down force. Porsche Archive
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In the wind tunnel
https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/tech...nel-12155.html
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The new aeroacoustic wind tunnel at the Development Center in Weissach went into operation in early 2015. Dr. Hauke Stumpf, Director Test Facilities at Porsche AG, explains the features of the new wind tunnel.
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