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Ed
---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 12:47:48 -0600
>From: "Dave Seely" <dseely@sginet.com>
>Subject: Re: Vortex generators
>To: "W S Potter" <wester6935@attbi.com>,
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
>
>Did somebody say that vortex generators were being run by
someone on a
>modiried roadster? Are they on the list? Hello?
>Dave Seely
>1141 XF/VOT
>----- Original Message -----
>From: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
>To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 5:41 PM
>Subject: Vortex generators
>
>
>> List,
>>
>> I had an interesting visit with Terry Nish today. We were
in his shop
>> looking at the streamliner and discussing the performance
of the car at
>> Speedweek. He was talking about the chute release and how
the doors were
>> being pulled open by the turbulence behind the tail of the
liner. You may
>> remember that one of the runs was aborted when the chute
came out
>> prematurely.
>>
>> They solved the problem by installing an 11 X 5 (or so)
strip of white
>> plastic, 2 rows deep with vortex generators, on either side
of the car in
>> front of the chute tubes. It not only solved the problem
but the
>parachutes
>> opened and followed the car in perfect alignment without
twisting or
>blowing
>> to either side as they had been doing. Rick Vesco
commented on how well
>> they were deploying.
>>
>> Air management at the tail of the car may be greatly
overlooked in the
>> safety and braking department.
>>
>> Check it out at World of Speed. Interesting little addition.
>>
>> See you on the salt!
>>
>> Wes
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