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Old 10-16-2020, 06:30 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Here's the rear side window:



(Compare to the horizon, not the lower window edge which is not horizontal).

You can see that the flow bends upward, gravitating toward the (probably) lower pressure on the roof, but is fairly stable. I'm going to try and get a GoPro and external mount to get more videos of the outside, particularly the rear where the flow wraps around the D-pillar.
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