| Better Fuel Economy [message #95484] |
Thu, 12 August 2010 10:04  |
g.winger
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Registered: February 2008
Location: Warrenton,Missouri
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Every body thats watched a stock car race knows that less air through the radiator/grill results in more speed(less drag). After WWII the air force experamented with "wing coulpling' of bombers with fighters because fighters didn't have the range. After lots of tests they developed shutters for the fighters intake to cut drag. Now the we(GM) have devoloped shutters on the new Chevy Cruze. Improves MPG by as much as 1/2 MPG. Electric motors shutter some of the opening to let less air through the grill/rad. opening. Of course we could only do this with no AC and when it was cool. But I've used mine in TX when it was 27 degrees and didn't have near enough heat. Just some thing I was dreaming about. The wing coupling was abandoned when they went with auto pilot for the fighter jet. Low bidder did not provide a meter for what the auto called for. When switched on the first time the fighter rolled 180 onto the wing of the bomber. First time testing with the 29 pressured and all perished. Very sad. Was then abandoned.,,,,,PL
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