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Old 11-12-2007, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by XXXRAY
instead off buying a high down force wing we could also change the angele off the wing which will have the same effect as a high down force wing
Not exactly... Any airfoil (even a flat plate) has an "angle of attack" at which it will "stall" (create turbulent flow over the curved portion) which kills lift (or in this case, since we are dealing with an inverted wing with the camber on the bottom) it kills downforce. For most airfoils, that angle is somewhere between 12 and 15 degrees of angle.
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