Re: Judgement Day ...plain today, I'll sign by no means or Roger will park the wings.... (sci.crypt)
Re: Ferraris "third damper" ... As I saw it, the job of the TMD was to kill a vibrational frequency that was being input by the tyres under certain loading conditions - I understood that, like any other part of the suspension, its job was to keep the wheels in contact with the ground as much as possible, and that the aerodynamic effect was small and secondary - I'm not persuaded that there are significant gains to be had by reducing the vibration of the wings with a TMD - surely it would be much easier to simply design the wing not to respond to the frequency in question. ...Aero-flutter is distinct from what I termed "suspension movement-induced aero surface flutter", i.e. externally excited, not aero loads. ... (rec.autos.sport.f1)
Clueless in Italy part III ... problem explained in my latest ghostNASA article:... There is no way wings can solve the vibration issue. ... since they were ineffective and dead dead... (sci.space.policy)
Re: Far more important than banning TC ... ability that creates some of the most interesting racing I've seen. ... Wings have become acceptable, that's plain wrong. ... If they banned wings entirely, F1 cars would end up being slower than Formula Renaults. ... If you want to watch a series where they have more power than grip and not much grip there are plenty already in existence. ... (rec.autos.sport.f1)
Re: Hondas New Jet ... engines are mounted above the wings.... Perhaps it reduces the cabin noise... and vibration?... Seems Honda began thinking about it back in 1986. ... (rec.autos.makers.honda)
