12-28-2015, 04:54 PM
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tumblehome
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Originally Posted by sgtlethargic
Re: aerohead
"Here's what was sent up to Tom Burkland for DARKO.
All the aft-body is rounded over,combining tumblehome and edge radii as in Paul Jaray's original 1922 pumpkin seed.
An aerodynamic boat tail must have this rounding to perform to it's optimum,especially when truncated,as Morelli is telling us."
I will use this version of the AST, next, and try to get the full effect. Tumblehome is a cool word.
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The term is borrowed from naval architecture. 
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