Formula One Aerodynamics - Final design

#f1 #formula1 #aerodynamics Formula One - Aerodynamics update 4 - Rear wing design For other aero updates: - Part 1: https://youtu.be/PgogIbld-Ko - Part 2: https://youtu.be/07ru0LfGl3c - Part 3: https://youtu.be/HXVBs7JgUis - Part 4: https://youtu.be/fPTmyrmEJn8 In this aero update, we completely redesigned the rear wing of the car to make it compliant with the FIA Regulations! Or rather, Luca Padovani did this (with tips by Andro Rak). It has been incredible to see how two motivated people from the community have pulled this off. First, the design spaces as desribed by the FIA were drawn in 3D. Within those spaces, the new wing was then designed to be entirely legal. Then, Luca opted for 2 variations of the wing, featuring different beam wings: - Tandem: in this configuration, one element of the beam wing is located downstream of the other one. They work together, the downstream wing having the highest angle of attack to further kick up the air, just like the main wing having 2 elements. - Bi-plane: in this configuration, 2 beam wing elements are on top of each other. This allows for more "cross section" of air to be captured and kicked up. The tricky part is that if they are too close to each other, they may partially cancel each other out. Both wings performed significantly better than the previous (illegal) design, with 10% more downforce overall on the car! We did see a penalty in terms of drag as well, so it's not all for free. Still, on high downforce tracks, this wing would be a very good solution. Luca also redesigned parts of the suspension, the swan neck and even the wing attached to the rear wheels. It's been truly incredible to see how he implemented complex aerodynamic shapes into his 3D software. We much look forward to see him at work on the next challenge: MotoGP aerodynamics! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The AirShaper videos cover the basics of aerodynamics (aerodynamic drag, drag & lift coefficients, boundary layer theory, flow separation, reynolds number...), simulation aspects (computational fluid dynamics, CFD meshing, ...) and aerodynamic testing (wind tunnel testing, flow visualization, ...). We then use those basics to explain the aerodynamics of (race) cars (aerodynamic efficiency of electric vehicles, aerodynamic drag, downforce, aero maps, formula one aerodynamics, ...), drones and airplanes (propellers, airfoils, electric aviation, eVTOLS, ...), motorcycles (wind buffeting, motogp aerodynamics, ...) and more! For more information, visit www.airshaper.com