08-24-2010, 09:01 AM
A little history and clarification of this design element:
NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) formed in 1915 was the precursor to NASA and focused on airplane design, and later breaking the sound barrier (mach 1), and also space flight. NACA became NASA in 1958, with a major public focus on space flight during the space race ( http://history.nasa.gov/naca/overview.html ). According to the book, Mustang 1964-1973 by Mike Mueller, the scoops were incorrectly called NASA scoops, given that governmental agency's popularity. The air duct was actually specially designed by NACA for use in airplanes, and was utilized by race car builders in the 1960s (Mueller). Wikipedia has a cool article on the NACA scoop design with photos so check it out!! ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NACA_duct ). The scoop design is explained in detail in the article: The Scoop on the NACA Scoop by Peter Garrison, Flying magazine, Sep 2004. By the way, the underhood air cleaner setup on the 71-73 Mach is similar to that of the 1968 1/2 428 CJ.
--Gabe (eboxgj), Mach1club member
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NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) formed in 1915 was the precursor to NASA and focused on airplane design, and later breaking the sound barrier (mach 1), and also space flight. NACA became NASA in 1958, with a major public focus on space flight during the space race ( http://history.nasa.gov/naca/overview.html ). According to the book, Mustang 1964-1973 by Mike Mueller, the scoops were incorrectly called NASA scoops, given that governmental agency's popularity. The air duct was actually specially designed by NACA for use in airplanes, and was utilized by race car builders in the 1960s (Mueller). Wikipedia has a cool article on the NACA scoop design with photos so check it out!! ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NACA_duct ). The scoop design is explained in detail in the article: The Scoop on the NACA Scoop by Peter Garrison, Flying magazine, Sep 2004. By the way, the underhood air cleaner setup on the 71-73 Mach is similar to that of the 1968 1/2 428 CJ.
--Gabe (eboxgj), Mach1club member
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