JAMES CROOK.
Formula SAE aerodynamics series

Tune to Wing

Race-car aerodynamics for Formula SAE and Formula Student teams, taught the way an F1 aero department works: design a wing from first principles, read a pressure plot, and break down a CFD result.

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Streamlines around a Formula SAE carFrom Vol. 02 · Front wings
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Watch

On YouTube · rear wing CFD
Tune to Wing, volume 1: Read your Cp
Ep. 01 · Reading Cp like an F1 engineer
CFD wall shear stress on the rear wing with surface streamlines: red where shear is high, blue where it falls towards zero
Rear wing · wall shear stressRed: attached · Blue: close to separating
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Downloads

Free · STEP profiles
CAD of the three-element rear wing and endplate, with the mainplane and two flap profiles outlined
Rear wing · CAD

Rear wing

A three-element rear wing. Here are the mainplane (pink) and first flap (blue) to take into your own CAD and CFD. The top flap (green) is yours to work out.

STEP profile curves, in mm, ready for any CAD package

Free for personal, educational and student-team use under CC BY-NC 4.0: credit James Crook, and no commercial use or resale. Provided as-is for learning, with no warranty. These profiles are not validated for structural, on-track or any real-world use; anything you build from them is your responsibility.

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Live

FSAE Electric · Michigan · 2026
James presenting Tune to Wing to a packed tent of Formula SAE students at Michigan International Speedway
Tune to Wing, live · Michigan International Speedway

This year I took Tune to Wing live at FSAE Electric at Michigan International Speedway, where I was also a design judge, and gave the talk to a tent full of student teams.

Running an event or a team and want the talk? Get in touch.