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Old 06-30-2022, 01:30 PM   #8 (permalink)
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flying buttresses

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Originally Posted by serialk11r View Post
So what I'm wondering is if you can do the winglets on any car, or if the flying buttresses are crucial. Seems like the idea is to reduce the C pillar trailing vortices, but I am having a hard time understanding how these are more useful than just "fins" that wall off the flow.
Are we discussing 'adding' flying buttresses, extending them out to the actual end of the rear windshield? To sequester the flow within their 'new' boundary?
If so, creating blind spots may have put them off. The driver's view out might be limited, creating a hazard during a lane change.
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