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2. Ground effect (cars) - Wikipedia

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   In car design, ground effect is a series of effects which have been exploited in automotive aerodynamics to create downforce, particularly in racing cars. This has been the successor to the earlier dominant aerodynamic focus on streamlining .

3. Ground-effect vehicle - Wikipedia

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   Ekranoplan A-90 Orlyonok. A ground-effect vehicle (GEV), also called a wing-in-ground-effect (WIGE or WIG), ground-effect craft/machine (GEM), wingship, flarecraft, surface effect vehicle or ekranoplan (Russian: экранопла́н – "screenglider"), is a vehicle that is able to move over the surface by gaining support from the reactions of the air against the surface of the earth or water.

4. List of ground-effect vehicles - Wikipedia

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   DXF100 - 15 seater wing-in-ground effect craft, designed by China Academy of Science & Technology Development.In 2000, the model is for commercial sale in China. The first buyer of Tianyi-1 used the vehicle to carry tourists around Lake Tai.

5. Chaparral Cars - Wikipedia

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   Chaparral cars also featured in the SCCA/CASC Can-Am series and Endurance racing. [citation needed] Jim Hall was a leader in the innovation and design of spoilers, wings, and ground effects. A high point was the 1966 2E Can-Am car. The 2J Can-Am "sucker car" was the first "ground-effect" car. [citation needed]

6. Lotus 79 - Wikipedia

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   The Lotus 79 is a Formula One car designed in late 1977 by Colin Chapman, Geoff Aldridge, Martin Ogilvie, Tony Rudd, Tony Southgate and Peter Wright of Lotus.The Lotus 79 was the first F1 car to take full advantage of ground effect aerodynamics.

7. Underglow - Wikipedia

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   Underglow lights on racing cars. Underglow lights on an F/A-18 airplane. Green underglow lights on a scooter moped. In the car industry, underglow or ground effects lighting refers to neon or LED aftermarket car customization in which lights are attached to the underside of the chassis so that they illuminate the ground underneath the car.