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Old 05-13-2020, 02:43 PM   #68 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by TimRogers View Post
The only downside of this testing data is that Lockheed Marietta's wind tunnel is not a rolling road type. Without the wheels turning, one of the most important factors of how the turning wheel interacts with the windstream is not represented in the test.

Speaking of windstream, the Windstream wind tunnel in Concord, NC is a modern, full scale rolling road wind tunnel.
The only way to factually determine a 'downside' is, to re-test the Pontiac at Windstream,with and without rotation,and publish the difference.Otherwise,it is scientifically impossible to know,one way or another,and pure speculation on your part.
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