the McLaren badge in the hole on the nose looks awesome!!!Crucial_Xtreme wrote:McLaren doing some real testing now! Right click>view image
the McLaren badge in the hole on the nose looks awesome!!!Crucial_Xtreme wrote:McLaren doing some real testing now! Right click>view image
When he says he can "just about see out", that seems to mean, "I can't actually see out". Is this a "Queen's English" versus "American English" translation issue? Because then he says he loves it, so why would a driver not actually want to be able to see out?kalinka wrote:Button on MP4-27 :
"I’m very happy in the car. I’m in a good position. I’m really low, which I always like, trying to get as low as possible, with the way that the car is.
I’m much lower than last year. I can just about see out, which I love. I love that position, well inside the car. I feel I’m part of it. "
source : http://www.totalf1.com/full_story/view/ ... art_of_it/
Do you think this partly informed McLaren's decision to start down the low nose route? I know that Mark Webber fits into the Red Bull and it has a high nose, but is he truly swallowed by it?raymondu999 wrote:He's said already he loves to be sitting right on the edge of sitting too low
I wouldn't be surprised. I think the brake duct area will be a major area of performance. Do we have a view directly of the back of the car that shows the diffuser and any brake duct detailing anywhere? Would be interesting to compare with the Red Bull and Ferrari.Crucial_Xtreme wrote:Great shot with some rear wing detail. Are those new rear brake fins?
Tapered fairing to improve airflow around the parts without giving up any strength / reliability? Just a thought...atanatizante wrote:Interesting suspension arm isn`t it?
What`s the main reason for this shape?
No you cannot look at it like that. It is not a rocket. It's a simple heat exchange with conservation of mass. What enters the radiator inlet is what exits at the back.beelsebob wrote:No it's not constant at all – increased thrust means more mass is going backwards to generate that thrust. If thrust wasn't involved I would agree.ringo wrote:That's not possible. This is a constant. I've seen it being mentioned a couple times, but gotta step in, as it's not correct.beelsebob wrote:Random thought about why this might be even better...
If you can generate net thrust, then you're increasing mass flow out the cooling exit, which means you must be increasing mass flow into the radiator, which means that you're getting more cool air into the radiators, which means you're cooling the engine better, which means you can have smaller radiators. Not only might it give you a little bit of thrust, but also decrease the amount of drag due to a reduction in radiator size.
You probably meant to say increase the volume flow rate.