The Lotus 79 was a Formula One car designed in late 1977 by Colin Chapman, Geoff Aldridge, Martin Ogilvie, Tony Rudd and Peter Wright of Lotus. The Lotus 79 was the first F1 car to take full advantage of ground effects aerodynamics. The 79 proved to be almost unbeatable during the 1978 Formula One season and provided an unprecedented level of domination. The car took six more victories during the season giving the drivers' championship to Andretti, and the constructors' championship to Lotus.
Specifications
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General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s) +7 bonus
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 12.1ft (3.7m)
- Length 25.3ft (7.7m)
- Height 5.7ft (1.7m)
- Empty Weight 10,180lbs (4,617kg)
- Loaded Weight 11,296lbs (5,124kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.79
- Wing Loading N/A
- Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
- Drag Points 4694
Parts
- Number of Parts 353
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 949
this reminds me of the lotus 79 race car that i own in forza motorsport seven but it is so cool
The black beauty, what an awesome car! Nice build!
Looks really cool but would be great if it had proper aero/drove better
WOW, great representation of the real thing
So cool !!!
Nice build :)
this is a amazing build but your thumbnail is hard to see with the black on black