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• Bill Brownley
  ...ned alongside [[John Herlitz]]. He was also notable for his obsession with aerodynamics.
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• Leonardo Fioravanti
  ...udied mechanical engineering at the Politecnico di Milano, specializing in aerodynamics and car body design. Before founding [[Fioravanti]] Srl, he worked twenty-f
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• Robert Opron
  Opron realized that the only way to achieve good aerodynamics was with encased, smooth headlamps. Also, he developed swivelling, directio ...nt of 0.336, in an era where most vehicles were designed without regard to aerodynamics.
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• Caparo
  ...igures are however greatly affected by the configuration of the adjustable aerodynamics setup of the car. The expected overall performance is close to that of a [[
  1 KB (216 words) - 03:09, 5 March 2007
• Malcolm Sayer
  ...ar|Jaguar]] cars. He was one of the first engineers to apply principles of aerodynamics to car design. His designs include:
  1 KB (228 words) - 09:29, 25 June 2007
• Notchback
  ...(2001) "Time Averaged and Unsteady Near-Wake Analysis of Cars" in Vehicle Aerodynamics Design and Technology by Society of Automotive Engineers Staff, Mark Gleaso As [[Automotive aerodynamics|aerodynamic]] efficiency becomes an ever-greater focus in automobile design
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• BMW V12 LM98
  ...s, which would see Williams constructing the car's chassis and develop its aerodynamics for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. At the same time, BMW Motorsport turned to [[S ...d an early use of a raised foot box as well as a front diffuser for better aerodynamics and safety. 1998
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• Oversteer
  ...r to oversteer is affected by several factors such as mechanical traction, aerodynamics and suspension, and driver control. The driving technique called [[opposit ...alance to make the cars fast through corners is obtained by setting up the aerodynamics and balancing the suspension. The car's tendency toward oversteer is gener
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• Lancia D50
  ...overall height, and pannier fuel cells for better weight distribution and aerodynamics. Six of the cars were built, two of them are displayed in Italian museums.
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• Fender skirts
  Fender skirts are implemented for both aesthetic and [[Automotive aerodynamics|aerodynamic]] reasons. Rather than air flowing into and being trapped in th
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• Wayne Cherry
  ...amatically styled 1973 [[Vauxhall Firenza]] "droopsnoot", a car which took aerodynamics seriously for the first time in a mass-market British-built car, and one wh
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• Lotus 76
  ...[[Lotus 72]], powered by the [[Ford Cosworth DFV]] and featuring modified aerodynamics, a lighter chassis, longer wheelbase and a narrower, lower monocoque, The
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• Automotive spoiler
  ...yling purposes and have either little aerodynamic benefit or even make the aerodynamics worse.
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• Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid
  ...eight down, and the leading edges of the hood have been altered for better aerodynamics. The Tahoe Two-mode [[Hybrid Cars|Hybrid]] keeps the Chevy dual-port grille
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• Jaguar C-Type
  ...rried by reports of the speed of the [[Mercedes-Benz 300SL]], modified the aerodynamics to increase the top speed. However, this necessitated a rearrangement of th
  4 KB (568 words) - 00:54, 25 June 2007
• Toyota Starlet
  ...ever, had a revised nose and grille that sloped backwards a bit for better aerodynamics. An improved fuel injection system upped the hp rating to 74. Base and on
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• Ground effect in cars
  ...ect was the way to go in Formula One, so naturally at this point under-car aerodynamics were still very poorly understood. To compound this problem the teams that *[[Automotive aerodynamics]]
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• Pedestrian safety through vehicle design
  ...ot always easy because usually there are other design constraints, such as aerodynamics and styling. In some regions of the hood it can be impossible. These includ
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• Jim Hall
  ...rs were the most innovative cars in racing. He was a very early adopter of aerodynamics applied to race cars and was leading proponent of that technology for an en
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• Chrysler Firepower
  ...ign, Computational Fluid Dynamics modeling was used to shape the body with aerodynamics in mind. Design for proper engine cooling as well as down force in the rear
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