Delta Wing for Formula One cars of the Future


Honda Indycar Delta wingWe have come across many fictitious gadgets or technology much ahead of its time that is shown in movies being brought out to suit our everyday needs. For example, we have seen Bond movies which has helped the evolution of many gadgets that we see around, like that of a jet pack, GPS and so on.

Well, if you are a follower and a fan of the batman series, you might be familiar with Batman’s car Batmobile. It has this huge wing which again aides its agility and again transforms this agility into speed. This again comes straight from the aircrafts which uses these wings.

In due course of time future Formula One cars also might be using these wings called Delta Wing. Delta Wings are being seriously considered as the model for a new Indaycar Formula starting in 2012.

If we go by the reports of “The Sun”, the world’s second most important single-seater series is desperate for a unique and radical new look to reinvigorate the racing, attract new fans and win back lost supporters.

Delta Wing has the support of most Indycar teams, including the Chip Ganassi Racing squad of Britain’s reigning champion Dario Franchitti. If things just go right you might see these Delta Wings in the Formula One cars in future.

The super-streamlined car, which has enclosed wheels and no aerodynamic appendages, will be capable of topping 235mph at the Indianapolis 500. Its reduced drag and light weight means it will only need a small four-cylinder 300 horsepower engine to propel it to such speeds, making it leaner and greener than the current conventional Indycars.

Yet, safety will be enhanced as the risk of cars getting airborne through interlocking wheels will be reduced. Overtaking should be easier as racers will not be trapped by turbulence caused by the wings of the car in front.

The biggest resistance in an Indycar is the drag of the exposed wheels, Delta Wing designer Ben Bowlby said. At Indianapolis, 54 per cent of the drag is from the wheels. By fairing them there is a huge efficiency improvement and today’s car is an aerodynamic brick with a huge engine that spends its life burning fuel and components,” he opined.

“It just shows how inefficient today’s cars are – and that’s not surprising because the regulations have mandated inefficiency for decades,” he added. “If this car had 500 horsepower, it would run 270mph around Indy,” he added.
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