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Old 05-13-2024, 03:31 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Aren't all cylinders rectangular? Excepting [s]non-parallel[/s[ right angle end caps?

My point had to do with putting a balance beam with two models in a wind tunnel. (Or on a platform on a moving vehicle).

At Permalink #29 I showed Wally Byam's teardrop with a 50% radius on the front edges. Airstream have brought this back in their Base Camp model.

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