did anyone put EVO IN WIND TUNNEL??
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Im probably mis-interpreting these pictures but both the ones in the link above and the pic of the voltex kit it appears more air is flowing under the wing? Wouldn't this cause lift? I thought the wing was supposed to help down force.
Again I suck at physics but Im just trying to make sense of the two pictures.
Again I suck at physics but Im just trying to make sense of the two pictures.
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what you see under the wing is the slower moving air, think of an airplane the air going under its wing moves faster then the air that has to curve up and over it...this cause lift, the faster air moving over the top of the wing causes the wing to want to drive towards the ground, also causing lift but in the opposite direction, apparently the voltex wing was designed to add hundreds of pounds of pressure to the rear end, gotta love voltex
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damn you tim lol. i always have fun trying to dig up this stuff. but when i tried my search button was ****ed.
well more pics, from the same thread i think
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...s/IMG_0565.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...s/IMG_0584.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...s/IMG_0608.jpg
well more pics, from the same thread i think
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...s/IMG_0565.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...s/IMG_0584.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...s/IMG_0608.jpg
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Why do you think all the big-name drag racers take off the wing? If it gave them more traction they would keep the wing, right?
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Contrary to some beliefs in the proper setting, a wing does have function. Personal preference and driving style depend on if one keeps it on there or not.
I tend to think an Evo without a wing just looks like a lancer, so I keep mine on.
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Why do you think all the big-name drag racers take off the wing? If it gave them more traction they would keep the wing, right?
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in my opinion evos were designed to do alot more then go in a straight line for 1/4 mile at a time, so when it was designed the people behind the doors at mitsu thought about cornering and keeping you from flying into the wall or the woods, since the evo was designed for the WRC and then moved to time attack and circuit racing
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what you see under the wing is the slower moving air, think of an airplane the air going under its wing moves faster then the air that has to curve up and over it...this cause lift, the faster air moving over the top of the wing causes the wing to want to drive towards the ground, also causing lift but in the opposite direction, apparently the voltex wing was designed to add hundreds of pounds of pressure to the rear end, gotta love voltex
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http://www.av8n.com/how/htm/airfoils.html
Airplanes wings are flat on bottom and curved on top. The air hits the front of the wing and splits. The top has a longer distance to travel than the bottom but the molecules want to stay together so they speed up on top. Its Bernoulli's principal. Increase velocity = decreases pressure.
Airplanes wings are flat on bottom and curved on top. The air hits the front of the wing and splits. The top has a longer distance to travel than the bottom but the molecules want to stay together so they speed up on top. Its Bernoulli's principal. Increase velocity = decreases pressure.
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You have this completely backwards. The air is moving faster over the underside of the wing, and the pressure is decreased relative to the top. The net effect is a downward force as the air on top of the wing exerts more pressure, and therefore more force, on the top surface of the wing and than the air on the underside does.
http://www.av8n.com/how/htm/airfoils.html
Airplanes wings are flat on bottom and curved on top. The air hits the front of the wing and splits. The top has a longer distance to travel than the bottom but the molecules want to stay together so they speed up on top. Its Bernoulli's principal. Increase velocity = decreases pressure.
Airplanes wings are flat on bottom and curved on top. The air hits the front of the wing and splits. The top has a longer distance to travel than the bottom but the molecules want to stay together so they speed up on top. Its Bernoulli's principal. Increase velocity = decreases pressure.
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No, you're not correct. The air speed on the underside is faster than than on top. Go study bernoulli's principle and airfoil lift and you'll see you have it mixed up. Keep in mind many discussions you'll read are about wings for generating lift upwards like airplane wings, and that the wing in our discussion is inverted relative to those.
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