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freebeard · 09-03-2015, 12:56 PM

The question to be answered by my following aerohead's dimensions would be the difference between a pointed tail like The Template and a rounded tail like the Dymaxion.

Truncations are do-able. Or one could add a strap-on cone, while [re-]considering the fineness ratio.

The larger question is the effect of creases in the surface. A 3v sphere has a break angle of 360/20 or 18°. A prolated sphere will be sharper at the ends and smoother in the middle, with the limit case being a compound curve. I want to see if there's any 'dimple' effect with the lower frequency. A 2v would be about as angular as the F-117.

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freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 27,690 Thanks: 7,774 Thanked 8,584 Times in 7,068 Posts	The question to be answered by my following aerohead's dimensions would be the difference between a pointed tail like The Template and a rounded tail like the Dymaxion. Truncations are do-able. Or one could add a strap-on cone, while [re-]considering the fineness ratio. The larger question is the effect of creases in the surface. A 3v sphere has a break angle of 360/20 or 18°. A prolated sphere will be sharper at the ends and smoother in the middle, with the limit case being a compound curve. I want to see if there's any 'dimple' effect with the lower frequency. A 2v would be about as angular as the F-117. Last edited by freebeard; 09-03-2015 at 01:02 PM..