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Old 09-18-2021, 05:45 PM   #21 (permalink)
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When contemplating The Template, keep in mind that the cross section is half-circular. So the taper in plan is twice the taper in elevation. In theory the wake approaches zero, and your blue line would have a negligible width.

aerohead doesn't mind if you capitalize his handle, but it grinds my gears (....just a little bit. ).

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