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Old 12-09-2016, 07:33 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by slowmover
my favorite RV bus is on DoItYourSelfRV in a post entitled, "Can't Miss Open and Airy Converted School Bus"
I guess I'm going to have to ask for a link. Google failed but I found the website. But 10 pages into the videos I came up dry.

Re: Weight
I've thought some about weight and aerodynamics and [for me] it comes down to "What's the largest geodesic dome you can stuff through the 8ft wide, 14ft tall hole mandated by the various highway departments." Here's my solution in 24ft and 40ft versions:




Length width and height are variable. six tired tricycle on the 40 footer. I also applied the same geometry to a belly tank race car but that's off topic.
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