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'''Aerodynamics''' is a [[LFS Editor/Vehicle Editor|vehicle editor]] mode used for setting the vehicle's lift and drag coefficients for the body, rear wing, front wing, and undertray.

{{steps
| Open the [[LFS Editor/Vehicle Editor|vehicle editor]].
| Click the {{old button|Aerodynamics|palegreen}} button in the top left corner.
}}

[[Image:LFS Editor Aerodynamics.jpg|Aerodynamics mode in vehicle editor|none|thumb]]

== State ==

Each aero element can be in one of three states:

* {{old button|in use|paleviolet}} : the aero element is active
* {{old button|not used|paleviolet}}{{old button|use}} : the aero element is not active, click {{old button|use}} to enable it
* {{old button|not usable|paleviolet}} : the aero element is not available

By default, only the body element is available (it is also the only one that cannot be disabled). To use any of the other elements, you must add the corresponding subobject in the [[LFS Editor/Modeller|modeller]]. The placement of the subobject determines the position where the aerodynamic force is applied. To set the position of the force applied to the body, you can add an '''aero centre''' subobject.

== Aerodynamic coefficients ==

[[Image:Aerodynamic values.png|Aerodynamic values]]

Each aero element has three coefficients you can set:

* Max lift: the upward force applied; wings and undertray use negative values for downforce. Setting the lift to zero disables the element.
* Max drag: the force applied opposite to the vehicle's velocity vector, slowing it down.
* Side drag: same as Max drag, but only applies when the relative airspeed has a lateral component (e.g. when the car is oversteering, or with wind from the side).

The total lift/downforce and drag forces are calculated from the car's speed, direction of movement, and wind.

The rear wing and front wing have additional parameters to allow adjusting their downforce:

* extra: a set angle, always added to the setup angle
* min: the minimum angle in the adjustable range
* max: the maximum angle in the adjustable range

For instance, for an extra value of 10, a minimum of 5, and a maximum of 20, the adjustable range will be 5-20, and the effective angles will be 15-30.

You can refer to the setup's Downforce tab to check the total lift and drag for each element at any given speed.

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