Sentences with word «aerodynamicist»

The NSX's team of aerodynamicists utilized a new total airflow management approach to give the NSX the superlative airflow management one expects of a next - generation supercar, while simultaneously providing the effective and highly efficient thermal management required for its hybrid power unit.

Long - term Tatra owner Delwyn Mallett surveys the pioneering use of wind tunnels in automotive body design, focussing on the influential work of Hungarian aerodynamicist Paul Jaray

«There is more to this system than meets the eye,» promises chief aerodynamicist Antonio Torluccio, «like precise torque vectoring by air - flow management.»

Working closely with GM aerodynamicists to shape the Volt, design and engineering teams developed one of the most aerodynamic vehicles in GM's history.

It's worth noting that aerodynamicists often try to make the dirty air funnelling from the back of their designs as appalling as possible to deter opponents from finding any comfort at close range.

Aerodynamicists still drool over the curves of its wings and engine inlets.

In the meantime, the swelling gel may have other interesting sports applications, says aerodynamicist Len Brownlie of Aerosports Research in West Vancouver, Canada.

The first group to get to work was the outer - body team, which combined MacCready's top aerodynamicists with stylists from GM's famed Advanced Concepts Center in Newbury Park, California.

The latter involved wind - tunnel experiments at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington, where aerodynamicists struggled to develop a funnel that wouldn't get smut on passengers.

Aerodynamicists break down the force into two components: lift and drag.

Aerodynamicists working with sedans usually have issues with something called vertical vortexes, when the air travelling over the roof of the car travels at a different speed to the air travelling around the side of the car.

An Audi Red Bull Racing team would require the hiring of additional chassis and drivetrain experts as well as aerodynamicists, areas where Domenicali can no doubt have a major impact.

The roborace car has been put together via a combined effort between aerodynamicists and designers, with an expected top speed of 186mph.

13 We must assume that this peak's exact position was chosen primarily by aerodynamicists, but it also visually links nicely to the undercut features on the sides.

The driving position was, in fact, the RP1's ground zero moment, because that's where the small but perfectly formed team of designers, engineers and ex-McLaren F1 team aerodynamicists began their quest to deliver «the fastest track day car in the world by 2020».

Ford's aerodynamicists performed more than 1,000 full - vehicle aerodynamic simulations to minimise drag and deliver the most streamlined shape.

Lyons and his chief aerodynamicist Malcolm Sayer worked together to design the new car, which employed a semi-monocoque tub utilizing ingenious bolt - on front subframes to support the engine and independent front suspension, inspired by the Le Mans - winning D - Type.

Young Brock had come across a theory by a German aerodynamicist named Kamm from the 1930s.

An Aerodynamical Lesson - Learned Once aerodynamicists reigned supreme; nowadays large - scale aerodynamical simulation programs increasingly do better.

GM Aerodynamicists — the technology speeds solutions that increase fuel economy and reduce drag — and quick iteration for scale and full size model testing.

While analyzing sails for racing yachts, a team of aerodynamicists has stumbled across a way in which the downward force from air flowing past an odd - shaped object can suddenly turn into a hefty upward lift.

He has worked in both Formula 1 and IndyCar racing as a race engineer, aerodynamicist, designer and technical director and enjoyed success in both categories.

«You might have a morphing wing,» says David Hills, an aerodynamicist at Airbus.

«It's like two soap bubbles stuck together,» says lead designer Mark Drela, an aerodynamicist at MIT.

A team of aerodynamicists has stumbled across a way in which the downward force from air flowing past an odd - shaped object can suddenly turn into a hefty upward lift.

Certain players already take advantage of strange aerodynamic effects, too, says Rabindra Mehta, an aerodynamicist at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California.

A dedicated team of 300 aerodynamicists and machinists hunker down in that short timeframe to share resources and learnings to apply to the new car.

While working on the styling, Stephenson spent long sessions hanging out with the aerodynamicists during wind - tunnel testing.

McLaren says the car is a «foundation — offering up a number of new exploratory development paths for our engineers, aerodynamicists and drivers to pursue during the season, and on into next year.»

«The collaboration between a designer and an aerodynamicist can not only contribute to improved fuel economy or extended range, but can produce beautiful and different body shapes.»

Another benefit of pushing the engine to the mid-ship position is that Porsche engineers and aerodynamicists were able to integrate a much larger rear diffuser, increasing the car's high speed stability — a must on the race track.

The chosen theme was then selected and developed through a continual progressive cycle in conjunction with the aerodynamicists and engineering.