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Old 12-16-2020, 03:32 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Vman455 View Post
Here's what Hucho actually presented when talking about Mair's research (emphasis in original text!).

(Hucho, W.H. "Aerodynamic Drag of Passenger Vehicles." In Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles, 4th edition, W.H. Hucho, ed. [Warrendale: SAE, 1998], 164).

Note the caveats; he doesn't give a blanket "go/no go" because there is no blanket "go/no go"--it depends on the shape and features of the particular car in question, not some hypothetical ideal.
This is very important because, as you have indicated in this case, I have found that time and time again Aerohead misquotes references.

It's only when you go and check that you find that to be the case - the quotes sound quite authoritative...
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