For top professional racing cars, in addition to the driver's own driving skills, any part of the car will be one of the key factors that will affect the final result. In order to achieve faster straight-line acceleration, most of the top racing cars will be equipped with a fixed wing to reduce drag, but at the same time, the car must also be lightweight. As major car manufacturers continue to develop the latest technology of the car, BMW recently filed a patent application for a fixed wind wing with the Patent Office, and it is dedicated to motorcycles!
BMW recently filed a patent application for a fully automatic air wing with the Patent Office.
His concept is to detect the tilt of the vehicle through the computer on the car and automatically adjust the angle of the wing to achieve better aerodynamics, after all, the angle of inclination may be different in each corner, so that the vehicle can reduce the wind resistance as much as possible in the intense driving.
When the vehicle is in equilibrium, it will appear horizontal.
The computer on board automatically adjusts the angle of the fixed air wing according to the tilt angle of the vehicle.
However, at present, there is a clear provision in the MOTOGP event specification that automatic air fixed wings are not allowed to be used in the event (although BMW is not involved), but there are no special regulations in the WSBK event, as long as the car factory wants to use it, it can be accepted, maybe BMW is to use it in the WSBK event to specially design this set of automatic fixed air wing.
The WSBK does not explicitly regulate the appearance of fully automatic wind wings, and perhaps BMW will be used in racing in the future.
Unfortunately, BMW's application to the Patent Office did not have too many detailed technical specifications, and everything was only a very preliminary design. However, in the information, you can see the appearance of the BMW S1000 RR, which seems to have been designed for this model. If the development of this fully automatic fixed air wing is good, maybe he will be seen in the WSBK in a few years, or maybe he can lead the trend of the whole event, but the chances of fans wanting to see this equipment in the next generation of commercial models are really low, and it may be a few more years before they have the opportunity.
Although the patented icon is based on the S 1000 RR, it can be difficult to see it in the next generation.