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Old 09-29-2017, 06:54 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Can fluttering be surpressed by an open mesh? It seems like it would damp out the pressure differential on the two sides that drive the fluttering.

In any case the solar moped is a hard shell solution.

I'm suspicious of interference drag between the spine and the fabric. The only thing to lose by inverting the arrangement is the insectoid look.

Not to mention the open pie-cuts on the bottom.

I had the opportunity to talk with aerohead in Odgen about streamlining a shipping container. When I touch the 3D modeling app, I'll post the result here.
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