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A hood scoop (North American English) or bonnet scoop (Commonwealth English), sometimes called bonnet airdam and air dam, is an upraised component on the hood of a motor vehicle that either allows air to directly enter the engine compartment or appears to do so. It has only one opening and is closed on all other sides.
A shaker scoop (sometimes called a shaker hood scoop or a shaker hood) is an automobile term for an air intake for combustion air that is mounted directly on top of the engine's air cleaner and protrudes through a hole in the hood. Since it is fastened directly to the engine, it moves with the engine's movement and vibration on its mountings ...
The Schlörwagen was built on a modified chassis of the Mercedes 170 H. The wheelbase was 2.60 meters, the vehicle was 4.33 meters long and 1.48 meters high. The width of 2.10 meters was needed to run the wheels inside the body. The bodywork made by an Essen-based company was teardrop-shaped, had flush-fitting curved windows and a closed floor.
Boattails create a teardrop shape that will give the vehicle a more streamlined profile, reducing the occurrence of drag inducing flow separation. [17] A kammback is a truncated boattail. It is created as an extension of the rear of the vehicle, moving the rear backward at a slight angle toward the bumper of the car.
For comparison: the top ten most aerodynamic production cars in 2014/2015 were in the range 0.26 down to 0.19. [3] [4] The Fiat Balilla of the mid-1930s, by contrast, was rated at 0.60. [5] To enable the car's aerodynamic shape, the Tropfenwagen also featured the world's first (single plane) curved windows in a production car.
The Ferrari F40 sports car has "NACA style" side and hood scoops.. It is especially favored in racing car design. [4] [5] Sports cars featuring prominent NACA ducts include the Ferrari F40, the Lamborghini Countach, the 1996–2002 Dodge Viper, the 1971–1973 Ford Mustang, the 1973 Pontiac GTO, the 1979 Porsche 924 Turbo, the Maserati Biturbo, the Nissan S130, and the Porsche 911 GT2.
In British terminology, hood refers to a fabric cover over the passenger compartment of the car (known as the 'roof' or 'top' in the US). In many motor vehicles built in the 1930s and 1940s, the resemblance to an actual hood or bonnet is clear when open and viewed head-on.
Scoop (tool), a shovel-like tool, particularly one deep and curved, used in digging; Scoop (theater), a type of wide area lighting fixture; Scoop (utensil), a specialized spoon for serving; Scoop neckline, a kind of shirt neckline; Scoop stretcher, a device used for casualty lifting; Hood scoop, a ventilating opening in the bonnet (hood) of a car