Posted: 31 Jan 2006, 16:07
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Posted: 31 Jan 2006, 22:09
Posted: 21 Feb 2006, 15:26
Anybody know why there's two cooling 'gills' ahead of the radiator on the top of the sidepod?
Is it to bleed off excess pressure?
Posted: 21 Feb 2006, 15:31
I doubt it is to bleed off pressure, more likely the exit duct for cooling for the onboard computer bits.ginsu wrote:
Anybody know why there's two cooling 'gills' ahead of the radiator on the top of the sidepod?
Is it to bleed off excess pressure?
Posted: 21 Feb 2006, 16:09
Yeah certainly cooling outlets. could be anything, like hydraulic fluid.
Posted: 21 Feb 2006, 18:45
I noticed those at the launch, I guessed they were for cooling electronics, as the undercut sidepods provide little space low down for the ECUs
Posted: 21 Feb 2006, 22:48
I wonder where the side impact spars go then?
Posted: 22 Feb 2006, 02:36
Side impact parts don't exist as such for several of years now since front of the sidepod is actually made together with chassis (one piece).
Posted: 22 Feb 2006, 19:37
Thanksmanchild wrote:Side impact parts don't exist as such for several of years now since front of the sidepod is actually made together with chassis (one piece).
Surely stiffened structures still have to run through it though - have they concentrated these towards the bottom to lower c of g?
Posted: 22 Feb 2006, 20:41
Giancarlo was due to test new aero package today. Does anyone have pics?
Posted: 22 Feb 2006, 20:41
http://www.f1racing.net/en/photolarge.p ... catID=1910
looking at this picture, below the main air inlet for the engine...there is a smaller duct (I think it is called a delta duct).. Is the purpose for this duct.. to bleed off pressure?
to cool the cockpit?
to cool the engine?
to get more air into the engine?
to life the car if it gets into a accident?
looking at this picture, below the main air inlet for the engine...there is a smaller duct (I think it is called a delta duct).. Is the purpose for this duct.. to bleed off pressure?
to cool the cockpit?
to cool the engine?
to get more air into the engine?
to life the car if it gets into a accident?
Posted: 22 Feb 2006, 21:14
This pic requires no commentkilcoo316 wrote:Surely stiffened structures still have to run through it though - have they concentrated these towards the bottom to lower c of g?
R24
Posted: 22 Feb 2006, 21:17
FIA regulation 3.16.3 "In order that a car may be lifted quickly in the event of it stopping on the circuit, the principal rollover structure must incorporate a clearly visible unobstructed opening designed to permit a strap, whose section meaures 60mm x 30mm to pass through it."
Posted: 22 Feb 2006, 23:14
Although the sides of the car appear to be part of the monocoque they are not in fact fully structural.
The side impact protection is made up of the spars and interconnecting webs, plus the exterior skin of the sidepod shape. It is the spar that do the main impact resisitance. and these are hidden beneath the skin of the sidepod fronts.
The side impact protection is made up of the spars and interconnecting webs, plus the exterior skin of the sidepod shape. It is the spar that do the main impact resisitance. and these are hidden beneath the skin of the sidepod fronts.
Posted: 22 Feb 2006, 23:34
I think that the second pics from Scarbs post shows R23B which had diffrently designed side impact zones than cars that followed (R24, R25, R26)
