F1 rear wing endplates???
09-29-2009, 09:41 PM
#1
Tech Contributor
Thread Starter
Member Since: Jun 2004
Location: I tend to be leery of any guy who doesn't own a chainsaw or a handgun.
Posts: 18,346
Received 767 Likes
on
549 Posts
F1 rear wing endplates???
What's the deal on the endplates of a couple cars I noticed? Looks like louvers/slots or something on the endplates. What's the reasoning here?
09-29-2009, 11:58 PM
#2
Le Mans Master
The air tends to pile up at the tips of the wing due to span wise flow and interaction with the endplate itself. The slots bleed off the air and normalize flow over that portion of the wing thus increasing the downforce generated.
