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Old 01-07-2021, 06:46 PM   #5 (permalink)
JulianEdgar
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
I'll take one out of two, obviously.

I can't see being sucked forward by the edge of the hood. I suspect it's negligible.
And the leading edge of the bonnet / hood, and (in some cases) half the windscreen, and the A pillars, and usually the outer edges of the front bumper.

Look at the pressures, multiply by the areas, use the triangle of forces to calculate the horizontal component.

Certainly not negligible.
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