NACA Duct vs. Scoop

NACA Duct vs. Scoop

A few months ago, a fellow Pikes Peak driver David Kern, asked us a question about the difference between traditional style air scoops and NACA Ducts. There seemed to be some info that mentioned NACA ducts creating far less drag, and that they were specifically designed for aircraft use, but we were not able to find anything that actually quantified the two styles and compared them.

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