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A New Development in Automotive Wind Tunnels

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While automotive companies are needing better aerodynamic data, the wind tunnel industry has not done much basic research into the known limitations of the wind tunnel, until now.

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    John Lacey

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Lacey, J. A New Development in Automotive Wind Tunnels. AutoTechnol 5, 50–52 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03246914

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