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Old 03-04-2013, 05:08 PM   #2 (permalink)
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So it uses the complete sailplane fuselage?

It's interesting that the rear wheels are mounted to the original wing root. Is there additional internal structure to carry the front wheels? If you used double I-beam front axles it would cut the interference drag between the front wheels in half. The front axle could be the front half of an airfoil, and the back axle would be the 'boat-tail'.

Some where on my hard drive I have pictures of a trike that uses a sail-plane canopy. It was parked in a short driveway in front of an open garage door. I saw them again recently and put them somewhere I'd be able to find them again. Ha! Maybe in the time this thread is alive.

I (like many others) have thought about a light vehicle design. I put some thoughts into a thread about cabin rollers. More of a historical review, it doesn't have my own designs. It's at: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...itt-24546.html

My own design is based on the Edison VLC and a steel VW Beetle body:


A good effort. As for the others, I like:

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