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wesley123 wrote:
22 Apr 2017, 21:32
Perhaps I'm missing something, but since when does introducing7 higher pressure into an area of lower pressure(because that's how a wing works) increase downforce?
When you start thinking in terms of adding energy to the flow to help it traverse a very adverse pressure gradient. In other words the end plates should increase downforce by allowing a more agressive aerofoil.
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I think they play a very important role similar to the louvres above the wing. Those bleed high pressure air. In your (simple) reasoning these would reduce downforce. The thing is that by bleeding some high pressure air they reduce the wing tip vortex and a such reduce drag. It's a matter of compromises. The slots bellow work similar to the louvres but in the opposite way.

See here https://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2011/08/ ... ur-trails/ and here viewtopic.php?f=6&t=9427 for the louvres and just follow the opposite reasoning for the low pressure region.

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Pierce89 wrote:
23 Apr 2017, 06:13
wesley123 wrote:
22 Apr 2017, 21:32
Perhaps I'm missing something, but since when does introducing7 higher pressure into an area of lower pressure(because that's how a wing works) increase downforce?
When you start thinking in terms of adding energy to the flow to help it traverse a very adverse pressure gradient. In other words the end plates should increase downforce by allowing a more agressive aerofoil.
I didn't think of that. Helping to prevent stall at higher angles then?

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ncassi22 wrote:
23 Apr 2017, 17:05
Pierce89 wrote:
23 Apr 2017, 06:13
wesley123 wrote:
22 Apr 2017, 21:32
Perhaps I'm missing something, but since when does introducing7 higher pressure into an area of lower pressure(because that's how a wing works) increase downforce?
When you start thinking in terms of adding energy to the flow to help it traverse a very adverse pressure gradient. In other words the end plates should increase downforce by allowing a more agressive aerofoil.
I didn't think of that. Helping to prevent stall at higher angles then?
Why would they just not add vortex generators to the leading edge of the rear wing if they wanted to energise the boundary layer?

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McLaren brings two different front wings to Sochi

https://maxf1.net/en/mclaren-two-differ ... -in-sochi/

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Is that a gurney on the right side of the wing, or is that an orange outline to highlight the shape?
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godlameroso wrote:
26 Apr 2017, 19:57
Is that a gurney on the right side of the wing, or is that an orange outline to highlight the shape?
It's an orange outline. The rest of the article's photos feature similar outlines. I'm not sure I agree with the article that the wing is a new design, as the camera angles are substantially different between the images used for comparisons.

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godlameroso wrote:
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Is that a gurney on the right side of the wing, or is that an orange outline to highlight the shape?
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Nice picture of FW with little "flip-up"

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Where do you see a Flip-up there?
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Right at the top.

Or is that part of the illustration ?? Apologies !!

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You mean the Orange line? Yes that's because apparently they have 2 different Top Flaps and it was drawn to illustrate that. A different Colour would have helped clear confusion though.
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Different paint jobs of black !! Wonder why ??

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Is it me or is the DRS Flap smaller than before?
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