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Old 01-08-2021, 05:01 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
1) These are 'direct downforce' spoilers.
2) They may originate on a car that had separation-induced lift, and correct for that as well.
3) They may have originated on a car with zero-separation-induced lift.
4) They all terminate outside the TBL, and are impacted directly by the local streamline.
5) The 'template' merely serves as a reference datum.
And how did you determine all of that?

Technical papers on each car?

Coverage of the cars in aero textbooks?

Talking to the designers?

Personal testing?

Or is it all just guesswork based on your theories?
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