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Old 04-07-2020, 01:11 PM   #32 (permalink)
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No rules? I'd use a big elevated wing set for slight to no downforce on the straights and increasing downforce as brakes are applied, ultimately being a complete air brake if really hard on the brakes. Mercedes had an airbrake racer back in the day. And I dimly recall seeing a video sometime in the last few years about a supercar with left and right "ailerons" that in addition to downforce and braking, were individually activated for cornering assistance.

P.S. This isn't what I remembered but it's one example: https://www.thedrive.com/tech/22150/...going-aircraft
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