Active aero spoilers vs fixed wing

[TsenobIe]

Anyone got any metrics on how active spoilers affect down force as compared to fixed wing

I understand things like break distance can be reduced with it but I can't quite get a grasp on how performs as something to utilize outside of that

If not (other than general statements) then I'm gunna just try my damndest to compare on as many cars as I have at the moment because not all active aero spoilers are created equal

 

[lbpomg95]

As far as I know adding a fixed wing to a car that has active aero will make the car behave the same as before, just with the added downforce of the new wing.

Like if you add a fixed wing to a Mercedes SLR it disables the air brake, but the braking distance remains the same.

So, I'd assume that cars with active aero are just given an arbitrary downforce value the same as those with fixed wings, it's just PD models some animations for the active elements.