Wings in Formula One

[Rain]

Does anybody know where I can find a definitive history of wings in Formula One?
Looking for some good technical books that go back further than the last ten years. I know that they were first introduced in 1968 and what they're like now but need a bit more info on the earlier years.
Cheers

[strad]

Fritz von Opel,,,1925..here he tries out rocket propulsion

[747heavy]

interesting photo strad - cheers
the funny thing is IMHO, if you look at the wing profile, it will create lift, or a best being neutral.
I guess it where early days, as far as downforce was concerned.

[strad]

Also not F1..just being funny while the gurus trot out their definative facts..I always thought it looked like he figured it to be in kind of a dive profile and thus would creat a downward force

[gridwalker]

I have just ripped this from another thread, but there are a lot of pics from the early days of wings in F1 on this site : http://users.telenet.be/aerogi/Racing/Weird/Weird.htm

I found some of the experimental wing assemblies to be quite fascinating

[747heavy]

Also not F1..just being funny while the gurus trot out their definative facts..I always thought it looked like he figured it to be in kind of a dive profile and thus would creat a downward force

It´s true what you say strad
Nevertheless, the profil in it self is similar to an aeroplane profil.
If they take the same profil and but it upside down it would work better,
if they wanted to create downforce.

[Lurk]

I have just ripped this from another thread, but there are a lot of pics from the early days of wings in F1 on this site : http://users.telenet.be/aerogi/Racing/Weird/Weird.htm

I found some of the experimental wing assemblies to be quite fascinating

http://users.telenet.be/aerogi/Racing/W ... ird_35.htm

first fruits of EBD

[Formula None]

That's interesting, it looks like its using the exhaust acting on a venturi to help pull air through the radiator and enhance the thrust effect at speed (like a P-51 radiator).

I wonder if this principle could be used to help pull air through the radiator of the current cars, keep the engine cooler while its not moving and without the use of a fan.