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Old 04-12-2009, 02:59 PM   #2 (permalink)
lunarhighway
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an interesting idea... i've always wondered it it was possible to design a sort of "wing"in the broad sense of the word, that in stead of generating lift at the top would generate pressure at the end... there would naturally be a loss of energy, but if this shape could be roughly car like than you'd have a car that in stead of having drag at the end would have pressure at the end.

a quick google search generated this image



wich reminded me of something else... this:



i admid a rather loose association, but still....
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