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Originally Posted by aerohead
It doesn't matter how you get the shape.So if you can( and you should be able to)get the form,it's going to show at the pump.And you'll have the added flexibility for cargo.
Only one way to know!
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Thanks for the input, Phil. I value your input here.
Flexibilty & practicality are definitely what I'm shooting for here. I've looked around at what a lot of people have done. Lots of folks around here have done aerocaps of various constructions, however, there don't seem to be very many folks who still use them regularly. The thing is it's not because they don't help FE. Everybody I've seen who has had one has seen a significant benefit. The issue is that people get sick of either not being able to haul stuff, or they get sick of taking the big, heavy thing on and off a bunch of times. That's the issue that I'm trying to address with this concept. It may or may not be the absolute best theoretical aerodynamic design, but if it's not practical, the theory is irrelavant.
I've been floating several ideas around, but haven't actually constructed anything yet. That's just the way my mind works--I need to let my ideas stew for a while before I start--otherwise they come out half-baked
Hopefully I'll get a chance to actually start turning wrenches here before too long.