Vortex generators seem to be the easiest way to give some management to
that back area and least likely to create problems with the inspectors.
Jack Costella could probably give a better answer than I can.
Wes
On Nov 9, 2005, at 9:51 AM, Albaugh, Neil wrote:
> Scott;
>
> If you mean "How well did the Chaparral's approach work?" the answer is
> that it worked so well that the rules were changed to ban it.
>
> Any little improvement (if it is an improvement) in that low pressure
> area will boost top speed. Stability is primarily a matter of having
> the
> center of pressure (CP) well behind the center of mass (CM or CG) but
> other things also contribute to stability.
>
> Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Cowle [mailto:SCowle@mentorcollege.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 9:13 AM
> To: Albaugh, Neil
> Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: drag behind a car
>
> Neil, how well did that approach work? Is there ways of maybe not
> eliminating all of the low pressure area but would say a 10% reduction
> be effective, ie, felt in terms of speed or stability?How much do you
> have to do to see results?
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