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Old 03-20-2018, 01:36 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I mentioned a land speed design:




This would be a formless construction. A flat sheet cut into a 'peel pattern' with tabbed darts. This folds into a convex shape. With edges and flats, the sharp angles are at the front and back but flat at the separation point. Else the darts could be butt-welded and the whole thing planished in an English wheel for a true compound curve.

Did I mention formless? I should probably have an example in CAD (cardboard aided design).

The enclosed wheel version is motor home sized:

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