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Old 10-29-2016, 01:20 PM   #153 (permalink)
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removable?

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Originally Posted by COcyclist View Post
Phil, will the pontoons be removable for testing? That could provide some interesting data.
Originally,that was in the plan.Do to the difficulty of attaching 'Baby' to a ground board,I don't think I can absorb the cost to remove them.There's 8-pieces involved,which would have to be dealt with,then remount to the ground board (which would probably require removal and reattachment to the through-the-floor load cell uprights).
Also,all the fairings require fillets at their attachment points,which would take a ton of time to fabricate,while if stationary,can just be created with caulk.
Perhaps in the future,this is something I could deal with.
In the meantime,we know that these fairings can reduce wheel drag at up to 80% according to MIT's Goro Tamai.If I get below Cd 0.15-.13,the fairings will have to be responsible for the difference.
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I am going to try and do removable fairings on 'Spirit.' Access panels in the rocker panels would allow fairly easy attachment/removal.
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