This is the bit I really don't understand, is everyone ASSUMING that it's neutral, or forming an opinion about that mid wing from very basic aero knowledge?continuum16 wrote: ↑23 Mar 2023, 22:39I am of the same opinion; I feel like they’d have to be fairly neutral or else you risk having a lot of induced drag.vorticism wrote: ↑23 Mar 2023, 21:42I'd say it's producing as much or less floor DF than the other cars. Unpopular take is that the mid wings produce no great effect, they're mainly aero neutral and have to be there because the SIPS need to be covered.With their sidepods they ended up with the worst of both worlds: a low DF high drag car. Consider its missing one major feature that every car has had for the past two decades or so, which is essential to making the floor work well.Farnborough wrote: ↑23 Mar 2023, 21:22My contention is that they are, by their own design intent, making a floor that targets absolute peak downforce, all while trying to cancel a significant lift elsewhere in the chassis.
I just cannot see how it doesn't generate lift with that profile.
Just take a helicopter rotor blade (in section it's similar) and passed through the air will generate substantial lift. The helicopter blade is even presented to the air at a reduced angle of attack in comparison to the MB mid wing.
Yes, I do know the helicopter example has area based on length, but profile in section is decent comparison.