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Originally Posted by freebeard
If things go right nobody is overtaking you from the rear.
It wasn't the testing that did in the front skirt. Here's what we talked anout at the Salt Flats Cafe. At least what I got done before Wings3D locked up. It replaces the top hinge with a 4-bar arrangement.
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Yes,this was the original plan.The panel would move as on a parallelogram.
What has scared me off from it is all the impact loads from expansion strips,non-flush manhole covers,and potholes.With the extra pivot points the things might be destroyed unless extremely low mass and robust pivots with tight clearances.
I've done carbon fiber and I really like it.To justify it I'd have to do two master plugs (both sides),pull a mold off that,then layup some pre-preg,bag it,and autoclave it.
Since I don't do that sort of thing all the time,it would mean a tremendous investment in time to do it right.And I'd have to build an autoclave with vacuum capability like we used in school.
To properly do all the tooling and produce a single carbon part the size of a loaf of bread required about 240-man-hours.And that's just a bare part with no 'finish.'
