High Speed Canards and when do they really become effective.

[juliemac57@hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

Many years ago I built a plate 3'x6" motor driven for the front of a rocc. I 
found that at over 20MPH I could control the airflow over the nose of the 
car well.
Snow and rain were the best indicators. By adjusting the angle of the wing 
You could see the rain and snow hit higher and higher. I would stop when it 
went over the top of the car.
I could stop the wipers at this point. If the speed changed, then the angle 
would have to change as well.
One long drive in a heavy snow storm. I was doing 55 and the wipers off, 
passed a Mercedes with the wipers on full blast.

Humm. I have the old hood from Scarlette and my mechanical skills have 
gotten better.

Julie


>From: T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>
>To: Scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: High Speed Canards and when do they really become effective.
>Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 20:07:06 -0700
>
>...if ever?
>
>
>Obviously some stuff is for looks (and thats OK) and other stuff adds
>function (Like 5 HP stickers) and some do both (the stuff we US folks
>call Euro).
>
>I looked into a rear hatch lip spoiler to look nice but also to help
>close high speed air around the back of the car.
>
>What about theoes wind splints that go on the hood or the front spoiler
>add on canards?
>
>Any good? And only after what speed?
>
>I am of a mind to think it's kind of like adding a cam but not adding a
>better manifold/exhaust- you don't get the full gains with out doing a
>complete package.
>
>Thoughts?
>
>
>TBerk
>see? I'm not really smoking ;])
>
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'85 8v-?? Scarlett
'81 8v-FF (FronkenMom)
'81 16v-2Y (FronkenDad)
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