jjn9128 wrote: ↑26 Dec 2023, 01:24
NB as an aerodynamicist the aeroscreen is ugly as sin and the issues of oil, glare, not seeing the driver...etc make it not a optimal solution IMO. A full canopy would be better - but how to implement on a small single seater and allow quick driver egress.
As an aerodynamicist, isn't preferable to the halo and the air hitting the helmet and the driver's seat, etc?
with the glazing it looks a fair bit more aerodynamic.
The glare/not seeing is probably a non issue on F1 level, they can afford the best anti-reflective coatings possible.
Like the biomimetic moth-eye influence nanostructures that are supposedly make the air/solid interface virtually non-existent, as much as light behavior goes.
Nano-technology is also used to create "omniphobic" surfaces as well. Though, I didn't read of combinations of the two.
I have ideas for a full canopy is well, such as using explosive charges to remove them in emergency situations. Similar to airbags.