View Single Post
Old 19 Oct 2011, 11:21 (Ref:2973777)   #164
henners88
Veteran
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Wales
Posts: 611
henners88 should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Quote:
Originally Posted by wnut View Post
The F15 is meant to resist penetration of objcts at up to Mach 2!
Quote:
Originally Posted by JamesH View Post
And yes, an F16 screen can withstand impacts at mach 2 - so not really comparable to f1's rather palty 200mph.
I did acknowledge that aspect in my previous post I think I should add.
Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88 View Post
They are 25-30mm thick which makes you wonder why such large examples were tested if they are not representitive of what is proposed for F1. I understand F1 cars don't go anywhere near as fast however.
henners88 is offline  
Quote