Thread: GM aero patents (includes active side skirts for drag reduction)
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Old 08-15-2018, 09:39 PM   #1 (permalink)
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GM aero patents (includes active side skirts for drag reduction)
Some interesting items here, particularly the active skirts:

GM Has New Patents Approved for Active Side Skirts, Spoilers and Downforce Generating Ducts - Corvette: Sales, News & Lifestyle

Cut to the chase:

http://www.corvetteblogger.com/docs/...irtsPatent.pdf
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