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Old 06-26-2023, 11:57 AM   #1 (permalink)
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freebeard's Reverse-Trike thought experiment

So, this project deserves it's own dedicated thread. We'll leave the Rolls-Royce to it's own.
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freebeard's starting specifications are:
* reverse-trike
* 'belly tank' derived body, about 36-inches in diameter ( 914.4mm )
* 'truncated' aft-body
* 'open' double A-arm suspension
* 6-inch wide tires, of 24-inch diameter ( 152.4mm X 609.6mm )
* 80- horsepower ( 59.656- kW )
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To go from 'here', I'd need:
1) the diameter of the 'tank'
2) the non-truncated length of the 'belly tank'
3) the length 'after' truncation
4) ground clearance
5) maximum width of trike, from outside-to-outside surfaces of wheels
6) thickness of the tubing which forms the A-arms
7) width of the A-arms, front-to-rear, as viewed from the side of the trike
8) diameter of tie-rods
9) since the A-arms are not streamlined, will there also not be 'fillets' where the A-arms meet the body, and meet the wheels?
10) we'll ignore the rubber hydraulic brake lines/ tubing
11) will the wheels be exposed, or inside fenders/streamlined fenders?
12) will the exposed portion of the rear wheel be 'naked', or faired in?
13) are there 'openings' in the body for a radiator, oil cooler, etc.?
14)is there some form of 'canopy' for the driver's head to project into, above the 'body'? Size?
15) are the wheels covered, whether inside fenders or not?
16) any 'scoops' or NACA submerged inlet?
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Would it resemble a 3-wheeled version of the 1952 So-Cal Belly Tank Lakester?

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