| theredtape |
04-12-2013 10:01 AM |
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Originally Posted by ron wright
(Post 859039)
it seems like a wing facing backwards would still generate downforce, although not very well. a wing placed upside down would create lift instead of downforce.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ocala FR-S
(Post 859233)
This sounds correct. Exactly what I was thinking before I got to this post. Even though backwards, the concave surface is still facing up so there would still be downforce. Or lift toward the ground if that makes the physicists happy.
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Based on the way the wing is angled an the concave shape, I would assume that the flow over the top of the wing separates at the leading edge and therefore generates almost no force on the top surface.
The bottom surface probably does generate some lift though. I am making this assumption based on the fact that it looks like the leading edge and trailing edge are the same height and that the wing has convex section between them.
My question is why not install it correctly or at the very least angle its towards the direction of flow correctly? Its whatever though, I would expect to see a lot of FR-S's looking like this in then next 10-15 years. |
