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Old 02-02-2024, 10:21 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Look at the history of the name. Originally they were surfaces subjected to top and bottom airflow. Look to the flat dirt oval racers that use those devices. Later on they became less and less "wing" like, but the name stuck for a large flow affecting semi horizontal surface.
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