<VV> Bordering Comical...(No Corvair)

[mhicks130 at cox.net]

Ned is an aero guy, he forgets that in addition to slicing through the air, our cars also deal with the mechanical connection to the ground thru the tires.  Aero guys.....   I once had an aero guy tell me to "pretend I was an air molecule".  They can actually do that.


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> Ned, doesn't the spoiler actually move the center of pressure even further
> forward? If so, doesn't that exacerbate the instability you talked about?
> I thought the front spoiler was to correct a condition of front end
> lightness at speed. Silly me! <G>
> Andy Clark
> 1966 140/4 Monza Sedan
> 1966 140/4 Yenko Clone
> 1966 180/4 Cord 8/10 #60
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <AeroNed at aol.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 3:16 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Bordering Comical...(No Corvair)
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> > As for the claims in the Ford commercial, having the majority of the
> weight
> > behind the vehicle center of pressure is directional unstable. That's
> true
> > for a rocket, or car. Just the laws of Physics. Part of the reason a front
> > spoiler was added to the Corvair was to reduce this instability.
> >
> > Ned
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