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Originally Posted by aerohead
Hucho basically says not to concern yourself with it,if you're driving posted speeds..
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Chapter 5, "Directional Stability," is 70 pages long in the 4th edition of
Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles, and covers a
lot of ground.
I vehemently disagree with this assessment of what Hucho* "says" (and if you think he does say that--produce it!). Quite the opposite: the chapter begins--
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The flow around a vehicle not only leads to drag but also causes other aerodynamic forces and moments (as components of the resulting wind force and wind moment) which affect driving stability. At high road speeds, their influence on driving comfort can be felt and, in extreme cases, safety is affected.
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*Since Hucho edited
Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles and most of the book, including the chapter excerpted here, are not his words, I'm using his name as I assume you are--as a stand-in for the book itself.