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majicmeow
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Paul,

Not sure about the RB6, but I remember Trulli saying in Melbourne in 08 that the battery of the TF108 was under his seat. Im sure that would be a popular place due to the low CoG and keeping it out of the relative heat.

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Okay, that's possible. Here a picture of the RB4 Cockpit. Two lines are comeing out of the tube and one from under the seat. At first I thought this is the line to/from the ECU, but that device seemed to be in the right sidepod...

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Looks like the F-Duct goes around the right-hand side 0_o
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I wonder if the pic has been mirrored? Im sure i've seen the fuel filler on the left side of the car as well?
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djos wrote:I wonder if the pic has been mirrored? Im sure i've seen the fuel filler on the left side of the car as well?
Label on the mechanics arm seems fine.
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Owen.C93 wrote:
djos wrote:I wonder if the pic has been mirrored? Im sure i've seen the fuel filler on the left side of the car as well?
Label on the mechanics arm seems fine.
Good pickup. 8)
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Owen.C93 wrote:Looks like the F-Duct goes around the right-hand side 0_o
How can they operate that in RH side?

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Arunas wrote:
Owen.C93 wrote:Looks like the F-Duct goes around the right-hand side 0_o
How can they operate that in RH side?

I also saw that. I'm a little bit irritated. I know, that the controll pipe is left hand sidde in the cockpit. Where do they lead the line from the right to the left hand side?
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zgred wrote:Image
Here is also clearly visible ducting on RH side, can not find pics of LH...

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PaulB wrote:
Arunas wrote:
Owen.C93 wrote:Looks like the F-Duct goes around the right-hand side 0_o
How can they operate that in RH side?

I also saw that. I'm a little bit irritated. I know, that the controll pipe is left hand sidde in the cockpit. Where do they lead the line from the right to the left hand side?
Possibly what we're seeing here is the DEFAULT aiflow pipe for the fluidic switch, suggesting that RB have two signal inlets for their F-Duct, one which is always piped straight through to the fluidic switch while the other has the "control hole" in the cockpit.

Some drawings in the "Reducing the drag of a two element wing through stall" thread suggested that a fluidic switch can work like this, or with careful tweaking could be made to work without a secondary signal.

Perhaps RB decided it not too much of a loss to have two lots of ductwork instead of develop a single signal fluidic switch?
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It goes to show how having to design it retrospectively compromises the system in comparison to McLaren's. I'd like to see Ferrari's effort.

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are those white covers permanent? :?:

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auto saibot wrote:are those white covers permanent? :?:
Which white coers? :?: :?: :?:

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forty-two wrote:
Possibly what we're seeing here is the DEFAULT aiflow pipe for the fluidic switch, suggesting that RB have two signal inlets for their F-Duct, one which is always piped straight through to the fluidic switch while the other has the "control hole" in the cockpit.
Very much so. Incidentally we already had a discussion on this some months ago in this very same thread. We were discussing a photo in which we can see the default air inlet poking out under the roof of the right radiator duct. It is the first time I am seeing it uncovered though.
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