question about downforce on cars

[Python14]

Originally posted by PyRo
Keep in mind if your wrong you die

If by dead you mean "Dead in an awsome car doing an awsome stunt", then yes. Otherwise, no. I will not be dead.

[PyRo]

Lets get someone to build us a huge tunnel and try it

[Python14]

Dude, I'll just hit the cheasapeake bay tunnel/bridge. It will be mondo. Btw, if I make it, yall are having a party for me.

[PyRo]

Ok I'll bring mountain dew and some pop tarts

[gamarada717]

So, instead of like an airplane wing, being tilted slightly up to get air under it, it tilts down? And what part of the car actually acts as the "pusher downer"?

[PyRo]

Yeah its like a reverse airplane wing, so instead of pushing a plane up, it pushes a car down. Therefore if you turn it (the car) upside down you have a wing, which is pushing the car up rather than down, or to the side. So you could get your car to stick to walls or the cealing.

[ZAust]

the spoiler is shaped like this:

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yeah, it sucks, but you get the idea. the thing is, air moving under the spolier has to move faster than the air just going straight over the top. air moving at faster speeds has lowere pressure, and air will naturally move from areas of high pressure to low pressure. therefore the high pressure air above the spoiler will move toward the low pressure air under the spoiler, creating the downforce.