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Originally Posted by aspera
Do you really need a ramp or can you just use a huge splitter? This is one of the biggest around. It's all carbon, but the underside is what's cool. The underside is all foam. They put lots of foam under there and the stuff that hangs too low just gets worn away. The result is exactly the correct ground clearance. No math, no guessing.  |
That is a good idea. GE does the same thing with the sealing surfaces inside the engine where the fan and compressor blades rub. The material is abraidable (spelling?), so only as much as needs to gets worn away. Presto, perfect seal!