Building the Front Wing & Mounts

Posted by jjludemann on March 24, 2016

Finished front wing on the car (endplates to be added after setting ride height)

: Airfoil profile laser printed on sticker paper, stuck to aluminum sheet

: Airfoil profiles cut from aluminum sheet

: Homemade hot-wire foam cutter cutting airfoil section from styrofoam block

: Laminating outer skin of epoxy resin and fiberglass

: Cutting aluminum jacking points to be laminated into the wing

: Bending wing mounting brackets to be bolted to the nose

: Test fitting brackets on nose

: Test fitting, bottom view

: Trimming front wing airfoil on the bandsaw

: Gluing 3 sections of front wing to brackets

: Reinforcing fiberglass skin across joints

: Laminating end plates with honeycomb core

: End plates cure under vacuum

: Sanding with pneumatic double-action sander

: Laying up endplate mounting points

: Epoxy & microballoon filler to smooth out the spar

: Top coat of 2-part epoxy paint

: Car lifted by front wing

Drawing: Overall Dimensions

Posted by jjludemann on March 10, 2016

Formula 1000 race car top view overall dimensions

I’ve been getting requests for the dimensions of the car from around the world. This should help. Some of the aerodynamic details have changed since this 3D model was made, so don’t take this drawing too literally. If you click on the image above you’ll get a PDF file with both top and side views dimensioned and in high resolution.

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Building the Front Wing & Mounts

Drawing: Overall Dimensions