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Old 01-29-2013, 06:00 PM   #471 (permalink)
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KamperBob -- I'm not sure how to respond. I'm getting
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I'm fascinated yet puzzled. This



looks like a series of "torpedo" upper-half cross sections (taken lengthwise from apex to rear) from the left side of this.
and

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So then my brain wants this



to be "boxfish" sections from the right side. Where did my brain make a wrong turn please?
with my illustration in between. So I'll just describe what's in the picture.

On the left is the minimal aeroform. On the right is an equal area square section. In the middle the section is a Squircle (my new favorite word).

HTH

Edit: Oops, I repeat myself

Tesla -- When you start that thread I want to post a picture of a boattail with clamshell doors and a neat little retractable loading ramp.


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