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20 Aug 2003, 19:26 (Ref:693635)
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How much downforce?
What pecentage of downforce do the various parts of an F1 car produce.
Would the following be close: Front wing- 20% Undetray/diffuser- 40% Rear wing- 40% Are there any tech websites that explore this question? |
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21 Aug 2003, 03:07 (Ref:693929)
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If someone knew that and said it, they would either be fired, or hunted down and eliminated
But I would bet its more like FW - 30% UTDF - 40% RW - 30% theyhave to keep a very close eye on the center of pressure relative to the natural center of the car and also to the center of gravity, so its tuned track to track and car to car. The actual figures areprobably very different from the capabilites of the different devices |
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21 Aug 2003, 08:01 (Ref:694051)
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As a rough guess - and there will be differences in setup, but something like:
FW - 25% RW - 25% UB - 50% Give or take a little. |
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21 Aug 2003, 08:18 (Ref:694062)
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What sort of forces are generated by a typical 'hypothetical'
 F1 aero-pack?And please don't say 'the downward sort' 
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21 Aug 2003, 20:29 (Ref:694808)
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I'd bet they could run upside down at around 60-90 mph dpeneding on setup
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Then give it Firman to test, as he's already taken an F1 car on a rollercoaster
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