1913 Alfa/Ricotti

[aerohead]

Here's a link to a picture of a 1913 Alfa built for Count Ricotti.Exposed undercarriage sucks,however upper coachwork is something to consider in light of the date of build.

[xtiago]

[trikkonceptz]

I wonder if he intended to build a plane, failed and used the design for a car ...

[edbso]

[Big Dave]

There is nothing new under the sun.

That certainly applies to cars and aerodynamics.

[aerohead]

The 'trompe le vent',wind deceiver,Ricotti car is reported at a top speed of 86 mph,vs 68 mph for the car it was based upon.That's a 26.4% velocity increase,with no added horsepower.According to Hucho's metric,this would suggest a 79% drag reduction,in spite of it's overall frontal area increase.
One source reported Cd 0.54 for the Ricotti