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Old 03-28-2020, 07:35 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Post 3195 by myself quoting a scale model site...........regarding to the Pillbug.

https://ecomodder.com/forum/showthre...tml#post607916

And Aerohead again suggested a tail fin would have probably resolved the issue.

Now I have to remember the drag vortex quotation source. Something like relieving these forces, other forces become more apparent.

On my own vehicles, aero improvements increased stability, most notably in crosswinds.
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