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Originally Posted by COcyclist
Phil, will the pontoons be removable for testing? That could provide some interesting data.
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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.