19.5.09

If a Formula 1 car would...?

May be...

  • would be built like a plane,would it take off?Wait,I mean just the aerodynamics were different.They wouldn't be diverting the air down to keep the car down on the ground and give the car better handling,rather they would be diverting air up.I'm asking this because the car is going at high speeds and I think that might give it some force to get off the ground.Your opinion?
  • Are referring to the Brawn Car driven by the great Button?
  • As a matter of fact the aerodynamics of F1 is such that the force generated by the wings act downwards. At 200 kmph the total downforce generated by the wings will exceed the car's weight. This means that if you have the aerodynamics reversed, the car will take off at 200 kmph, may be less if you have bigger wings.

    Have no illusions, it will not fly because once the wheels leave the ground there is nothing propelling the car, so the forward speed is not maintained and the car will return to the surface.subclass quest
  • No comments: