Active rear wing test
09-19-2013, 10:05 AM
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The situation where you'd want low drag would be one with minimal control inputs - basically, pounding down the straight. Hit the DRS button with your left thumb and your right hand is free to shift. When you need to be more active with your driving, you'll also need the downforce so you won't be pushing the button.
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09-25-2013, 02:10 AM
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Yup. Amusingly enough, the data showed the wing and the spoiler were equally stalled when the car was past 90° from straight ahead. Some papers mused about the CoT demise as being a marketing/political decision. I don't know enough about the sport to surmise either way.
It's a near perfect NACA foil, so the data is pretty available. I will say it's not the best for a car that isn't going 160+ all the time. It's not bad, but a higher incident angle multi-element wing would be much more appropriate for the speeds we're looking for in our tuned Miatas (30-70mph autocross, 50-140 road course).
It's a near perfect NACA foil, so the data is pretty available. I will say it's not the best for a car that isn't going 160+ all the time. It's not bad, but a higher incident angle multi-element wing would be much more appropriate for the speeds we're looking for in our tuned Miatas (30-70mph autocross, 50-140 road course).
Last edited by dutchbag; 09-26-2013 at 03:11 PM. Reason: phone swype-o's
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09-25-2013, 11:09 AM
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Yup. Amusingly enough, the data showed the wing and the spoiler were equally stalled when the car was past 90° from straight ahead. Some papers mused about the CoT demise as being a marketing/political decision. I don't know enough about the sport to surmise either way.
It's a near perfect NACA foil, so the data is pretty available. I will say it's not the best for a car that isn't going 160+ all the time. It's not back, but a higher incident angle multi-element wing would be much more appropriate for the speeds we're looking for in our tuned Miatas (30-70mph autocross, 50-140 road course).
It's a near perfect NACA foil, so the data is pretty available. I will say it's not the best for a car that isn't going 160+ all the time. It's not back, but a higher incident angle multi-element wing would be much more appropriate for the speeds we're looking for in our tuned Miatas (30-70mph autocross, 50-140 road course).
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