Model in the wind tunnel
Model in the wind tunnel
To mark the anniversary, the Göttingen based DLR researchers returned a preserved, smaller original model to the wind tunnel. The images they acquired confirmed the analyses conducted during the 1930s – the airflow clung tightly to the model’s contours, causing neither stalls nor turbulence that might slow down the vehicle. The elongated rear, sloping down towards the ground, proved a perfect solution, producing none of the backflow that causes drag in most cars.
