Getting back to windshield separation bubbles...
A Ford Tempo (the one
Frank refers to here) can't be any worse than the 1st gen Golf/Rabbit - even it has attached flow at the windshield base, says Herr Hucho. (I should start quoting someone else - I'm wearing out the "HUCHO" keys on my computer...)
He says:
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Even smoke photographs on standard production vehicles with comparatively steep windshields [see Fig. 1.2 - refers to image of the 1st gen Golf] reveal no separation at this location. The reason is that, as a rule, the junction [between hood & windshield] does not have a sharp corner but is rounded, and the windshield is curved; both of these features reduce the tendency for flow separation. (p. 160, ch 4, 4th ed)
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