The NACA duct was designed in 1945 by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, a federal agency that laid the groundwork for NASA as we know it today. NACA engineers initially designed the duct as a way to feed air into an airplane engine without adding an excessive amount of drag, but it was seldom used because it provided a very limited amount of airflow.
Canadian manufacturer Magnum Cars has published this short video teasing its upcoming MK5. The street-legal, track-focused supercar will be a lightweight two-seater, but other details are scarce.
The beginning of the 2010 Formula 1 season is just a few weeks away, with the season opener takig place at Bahrain on March 14. This year, if all goes as planned, sees four new teams: Virgin, Campos, US, and Lotus. It also sees a ban on refueling, which has required constructors to build larger fuel tanks into the cars. Furthermore, Montreal, Canada will host the Canadian Grand Prix, which was absent from last years schedule.
Red Bull’s Formula 1 team seems pretty excited about the return of the Canada Grand Prix in Montreal. Instead of waiting until June, they take a car out on the Canadian ice to gear up.