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Old 10-08-2011, 03:35 PM   #251 (permalink)
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hmm, if that's true maybe it is too steep? I was thinking if I ever did a boat tail or partial version of one, I would follow the general shape in my above picture, would that be wrong? I'll have to redo the overlay and see how it looks.
I also think I read somewhere that the teardrop was adjusted slightly to correct an incorrect angle in the original image. Does anyone have a good half teardrop template they could post up?


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Old 12-02-2011, 01:24 AM   #252 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
If your using the teardrop shown,you'll want to use only the upper half as your reference.The longitudinal cut line will be your groundplane.
Thanks Aerohead, your comment was extremely helpful to me. I chewed on it for a while because I didn't want to have to re-do my kamm, but ultimately when I followed our advice I realized I would need to. You can read about my process here. I still need to post some better pics of how I adjusted it but the results of optimizing it correctly have more than paid off in the fuel log. Thanks!


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