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How can drag be beneficial?

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Mythbusters did a Good show on one way.

You can do things like De-chroming and removing external mirrors and such.

The under side of the car can be changed using air dams and sheets of flat material.

And about a million other things.

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When used as downforce, via a difuser, or spoiler to make a car stick in a curve, or, another example would be the way a plane slows down in the air. They raise two flaps at the rear of each wing, and change the angle of the plane to create friction.

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Drag can be reduced by removing or covering anything creating drag. Antennas, side trim, even the shape of the body create drag. The smoother the surfaces and the less parts sticking out the lower drag.

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Don't haul things on top of your vehicle, keep your windows up. In a truck keep the tail gate down.

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Alter the shape, smooth the surfaces or reduce the size.

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