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Old 12-11-2020, 04:18 PM   #1 (permalink)
JulianEdgar
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New (free) tech paper

This has just been published: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/5/4/236/htm

It's probably the best comparison of flows / pressures / drag / lift on hatchbacks / /notchbacks / fastbacks that I've seen.

Warning: the pdf download is a large file, but the paper can be viewed in web browser too.

Lots of pretty pictures for people who don't want to read a lot of text.

In order from lowest to highest:

Drag: Fastback, notchback, squareback

Lift: Fastback, notchback, squareback

There's a lot in this paper that contradicts what has been said here over the last decade.

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