Bring back the NACA duct.....

[LotusOmega375D]

Not an obvious one, but there's a slightly amended one on the rear wing of this if you look closely. You can't have too many vents and ducts IMO.

[Ozzie Osmond]

Designed by NASA.

Fitted by Halfords.

[detomaso]

and yet it never made it to the production version

[LotusOmega375D]

eybic said:

Renault 19 16V iirc, I used to love those.

Clio 16v & Williams too IIRC

[LotusOmega375D]

Actually a dummy one, although some owners opened it up:

[tvrolet]

All my own work

[Junglehop]

yep:

[chunkymonkey71]

The Black Flash said:

Nope, they're outlets, your NACA duct is an inlet, designed to let air in without disturbing the airflow over a surface.

So they don't just keep your nacas cool then?

[RobCrezz]

liner33 said:

Apparently the ones on the Evo's have next to no actual benefit, I suspect the same is true on other cars

Oh really?

[kambites]

RobCrezz said:

liner33 said:

Apparently the ones on the Evo's have next to no actual benefit, I suspect the same is true on other cars

Oh really?

The Elise has them on the under-tray, I'd be surprised if they're for show.

[5lab]

I'm not the only person who googled this, right?

[eldar]

kambites said:

The Elise has them on the under-tray, I'd be surprised if they're for show.

Dwarf friendly, so they can appreciate the wonders of the design too.

[Horny600]

5lab said:

I'm not the only person who googled this, right?

Nope

[Fastdruid]

NACA ducts or diffusers?

[kambites]

NACA ducts.

[anonymous-user]

Ozzie Osmond said:

Designed by NASA.

Fitted by Halfords.

er, isn't the clue in the title? i.e. designed by NACA ?? ;-)

(predating NACA morphing into NASA)

[LotusOmega375D]

Couple more..

Aston DP214 (& also later 215)



Lotus 56B Gas Turbine car

[LotusOmega375D]

Last two from me:

312T2



Espada



Thank you and goodnight.

[christofmccracke]

liner33 said:

Apparently the ones on the Evo's have next to no actual benefit, I suspect the same is true on other cars

Apparntly they were for a snorkel type thing for rallying

[christofmccracke]

liner33 said:

Apparently the ones on the Evo's have next to no actual benefit, I suspect the same is true on other cars

Apparntly they were for a snorkel type thing for rallying