Electric fan car shatters the Goodwood hill climb record

Re:Electric fan car shatters the Goodwood hill climb record by cjbgkagh on Monday June 27, 2022 @02:17PM (#31898471)

Totally, but I still got downvoted a bunch... Using air for propulsion only makes sense if you're saving weight by which point you're better off cornering with wings instead of dragging wheels around with you.

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Re:Electric fan car shatters the Goodwood hill climb record by blendergeek on Monday June 27, 2022 @04:35PM (#31900423)

These fans are to create _down_ force to increase the "weight" of the car.

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Re:Electric fan car shatters the Goodwood hill climb record by jotm on Monday June 27, 2022 @10:26PM (#31903436)

Wings(/flaps/ailerons) are great for that, too, depending on their orientation. And arguably simpler. More effective at high speeds, but then apparently so are these fans.

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Re:Electric fan car shatters the Goodwood hill climb record by cjbgkagh on Monday June 27, 2022 @05:55PM (#31901373)

I am very much aware. I was pointing out why using fans for propulsion would not be a good idea.

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