organic wrote: ↑21 Oct 2022, 17:26Another angle of the new floor fence geometries
https://i.imgur.com/x1cfUxh.png
Rear of the W13 floor
https://i.imgur.com/bNwerRp.png
Looking pretty patched up/makeshift
organic wrote: ↑21 Oct 2022, 17:26Another angle of the new floor fence geometries
https://i.imgur.com/x1cfUxh.png
Rear of the W13 floor
https://i.imgur.com/bNwerRp.png
Looking pretty patched up/makeshift
Not much call for a plane that cant landdans79 wrote: ↑21 Oct 2022, 16:15They are called parasite fighters. back in the late 40's and early 50's they were supposed to deploy from the bombay of heavy bombers like the b-36 to protect the bomber when in enemy territory. As you might expect it was a failed concept!Stu wrote: ↑21 Oct 2022, 15:14I wondered if it was to do with the Green Goblin?Big Tea wrote: ↑21 Oct 2022, 13:39
Could there be a connection?
https://www.air-and-space.com/ficon/aff ... de%20l.jpg
Strange. Craig Scarborough did a little piece on twitter about it earlier on and thought it was within the rules.
edit:pursue_one's wrote: ↑21 Oct 2022, 22:27According to SkyF1, Without spare new front wing, if they run it in quali and damage it they would need to replace it with a different spec and break parc ferm
I initially thought the same, but the Austria exception is only applicable to sprint weekends I believe? Unless I'm mistaken when reading the rules:AR3-GP wrote: ↑21 Oct 2022, 22:41That has never been an issue. See Austria.pursue_one's wrote: ↑21 Oct 2022, 22:27According to SkyF1, Without spare new front wing, if they run it in quali and damage it they would need to replace it with a different spec and break parc ferm
I think that's why there was no parc fermé breach there, but on a normal weekend Merc would've been stuffedExceptionally, at an event where a sprint session is scheduled, replacement parts that are different in design will be permitted provided that the part is of a specification that has been used previously in a qualifying practice session or a race.
Good shout. i was wrong (very).organic wrote: ↑21 Oct 2022, 22:43I initially thought the same, but the Austria exception is only applicable to sprint weekends I believe? Unless I'm mistaken when reading the rules:AR3-GP wrote: ↑21 Oct 2022, 22:41That has never been an issue. See Austria.pursue_one's wrote: ↑21 Oct 2022, 22:27
According to SkyF1, Without spare new front wing, if they run it in quali and damage it they would need to replace it with a different spec and break parc ferm
I think that's why there was no parc fermé breach there, but on a normal weekend Merc would've been stuffedExceptionally, at an event where a sprint session is scheduled, replacement parts that are different in design will be permitted provided that the part is of a specification that has been used previously in a qualifying practice session or a race.
Very impressive floor. The taller upward curl could be an indication of the strength of flow that is expected.
Looks like its 3d printed. I'd guess CF-PEKK filament.El_KaPpa wrote: ↑21 Oct 2022, 18:19It seems to me that this part is not carbon fiber !?
https://i.ibb.co/SKJyp8g/bNwerRp.png
organic wrote: ↑21 Oct 2022, 17:26Another angle of the new floor fence geometries
https://i.imgur.com/x1cfUxh.png
Rear of the W13 floor
https://i.imgur.com/bNwerRp.png
Looking pretty patched up/makeshift