http://markhasty.com/archives/2005/10/24/on-beagles-wings/ E AHO LA'ULA Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:19:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://markhasty.com/archives/2005/10/24/on-beagles-wings/#comment-6556 Wed, 26 Oct 2005 15:48:55 +0000 http://markhasty.com/archives/2005/10/24/on-beagles-wings/#comment-6556 Thanks to you, I have been humming "You Who Dwell in the Shelter of the Lord" for the past two hours. Thanks to you, I have been humming “You Who Dwell in the Shelter of the Lord” for the past two hours.

]]> http://markhasty.com/archives/2005/10/24/on-beagles-wings/#comment-6554 Tue, 25 Oct 2005 18:38:38 +0000 http://markhasty.com/archives/2005/10/24/on-beagles-wings/#comment-6554 There actually is a purpose to a lot of "wings" other than the look cool factor- they frequently reduce the turbulence in the wake of the car, thus reducing the partial vacuum behind the car, thus decreasing drag force, thus increasing fuel economy. The inverted 5" thick airfoil with the 2' stilts on the back of that bitchin Honda Civic with the fart-can muffler is doing nothing worthwhile, however, as it increases the drag on the car, torques the car towards the back wheels both with downforce behind the rear wheels and drag force above the c.g. (thus reducing available traction at the drive wheels), and it's ugly as sin. But tell that to the 17 year old who paid 2 grand to have it installed. There actually is a purpose to a lot of “wings” other than the look cool factor- they frequently reduce the turbulence in the wake of the car, thus reducing the partial vacuum behind the car, thus decreasing drag force, thus increasing fuel economy. The inverted 5″ thick airfoil with the 2′ stilts on the back of that bitchin Honda Civic with the fart-can muffler is doing nothing worthwhile, however, as it increases the drag on the car, torques the car towards the back wheels both with downforce behind the rear wheels and drag force above the c.g. (thus reducing available traction at the drive wheels), and it’s ugly as sin. But tell that to the 17 year old who paid 2 grand to have it installed.

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