Thursday, February 4, 2010
ronbailey: penllawen: Perfect. (via guillee) Almost.  A spoiler adds downforce at the rear of a car - it increases drag, not decreases it. </cargeek> And the purpose of that downward force is to effectively increase the coefficient of sliding friction of the tires. </physicsgeek>

ronbailey:

penllawen:

Perfect. (via guillee)

Almost.  A spoiler adds downforce at the rear of a car - it increases drag, not decreases it. </cargeek>

And the purpose of that downward force is to effectively increase the coefficient of sliding friction of the tires. </physicsgeek>

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    Then what’s the Johnson Rod for? (That reminds me: I need to get my rotor wash changed.)
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    drag, not decreases it....And the purpose of that downward force is to effectively...
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    drag, not decreases it....No, that’s an automotive wing, which is a common misconception....
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    Almost. A spoiler adds downforce at the rear of a car - it actually increases aerodynamic drag.
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