1977 - 312T2 World Champion car too!
Somebody needs to give the Tomcat some viagra...wtf is up with the front? That said, I'm looking forward to a great season with Kimi and Alonso regularly on the podium.
Aside from the nose being rather rounded and dopey on the straight-on profile, the McLaren is actually quite a good-looking car. The side-on view is pretty nice. The Ferrari's nose reminds me of a duck-billed platypus - not flattering. As long as it's fast, who cares, right? Viper. All the best, Andrew.
here is a small video from the F 14 T presentation Ferrari: Spektakuläres Geheimnis gelüftet | Video ansehen*? Yahoo Eurosport Deutschland
I'm sure this is posted somewhere but I don't know where. Is this the official Ferrari presentation video? Scuderia Ferrari F14 T
Whats up with the ugly anteater looking nose on the 2014 Scud entry... Regs? Aero? That thing is Fuuuuuuuglllly...
You've not been paying attention, huh? In short; yep, the Regs. They got worried about a high nose spearing a driver in a side impact. Hence the requirement for a lower nose tip (and a few other details). So far, the ones we've seen are all solving it a little differently, which is good, but they're pretty much all still fugly! Cheers, Ian
The Ferrari FIAT Aardvark… hideous. The only thing that will redeem it is if they win with it. Image Unavailable, Please Login
I noticed that in the side-by-side someone posted above; sure looked to be as wide as before! But yeah, they've certainly narrowed the max width by some (~6" IIRC, need to check). So, yeah, no idea what that's all about! Cheers, Ian
Indeed. No doubt. But, and I haven't really checked, it sure seems to me their ( & others?) front wing is 'illegal' right now (too wide).... They've all gone to great lengths to ensure their noses & rear wings are legal, why not the fronts?........ Cheers, Ian
As far as the nose goes might it have to do with which structures must pass the crash tests? The rear wings are so limited in design that there's nothing worth hiding.
As everyone knows, aircraft manufacturers attach a name to all their designs. But, Naval Aviators and Air Force pilots almost always come up with alternative nick names. For example: LTV F-8 Crusader = Gator or MiG Master or Ensign Killer McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phamtom = Spook or Old Smokey Douglas A-4 Skyhawk = Scooter or Tinker Toy Republic F-105 Thunderchief = Thud or Iron Butterfly Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II = Warthog Douglas A3D Skywarrier = All Three Dead Unfortunately for Ferrari fans, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat's nickname was the Turkey. Let's hope the car isn't eventually called a turkey. At least the Tomcat was a great airplane. The General Dynamics F-111 was a huge design error and one of the worst aircraft ever put into production. As far as I know, it didn't even have a name, but it was called the Aardvark, a name some will no doubt attach to the new Ferrari.
Yes indeed..... Another +1 So, they're all 'hiding' any innovations they may have on the front wings it seems..... Very good. IIRC, Fpiloto already speculated that Ferrari, at least, may have a Fauxtus style 'dual tusk' possibility!..... How much fuglier could it get!..... Cheers, Ian
indeed. I was wondering where that post was coming from! It's already being called 'the Hoover' by some..... As long as it's not another Clifford I guess I'll be happy. Cheers, Ian
I don't think so. As far as I know, the F-105 was never exported. Some say because it was so heavy it couldn't be transported. Or it might have been foreign runway limitations. The old saying is, "When longer runways are constructed, Republic will immediately invent an aircraft which requires every foot". Perhaps you're thinking of the Italian Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. The reliability of the aircraft was more or less average with some losses attributed to mechanical failure. But there were many more losses caused by pilot error (which is the case with any aircraft), many of them caused flying into mountains in bad weather or hard landings. And a shocking number of mid air collisions not caused by air combat maneuvering, but formation flying associated with air shows or other demonstrations.
