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Old 12-27-2018, 05:19 PM   #131 (permalink)
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A whole-plane parachute would preserve the low drag.

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Old 01-03-2019, 04:21 PM   #132 (permalink)
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This needs an actual rudder so bad. If you lost one or both of those motors in flight, your only option would be trying to yaw with motor fairings
Imaging 1 or both ducted props getting stuck when rolling or yawing - no more roll control in vertical mode, and nothing to oppose the yaw in forward flight.


It does have some angled ventral strakes though - not clear wether they have any control function or not.
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Old 01-03-2019, 09:48 PM   #133 (permalink)
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I thought they were fixed landing gear skids, but they may serve as an inverted V-tail.
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Since a stock Daihatsu Delta is a cabover, MAYBE this front clip can actually enhance the aerodynamics a little...



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Old 01-08-2019, 10:05 AM   #135 (permalink)
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If I recall correctly, this is from this month's Car and Driver. Just an odd detail, one we have theorized about before but were never quite sold on as I remember.

Photos taken on my lap at the cigar lounge with my cell phone in poor lighting.

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Nov. 2018 issue, this is the cover.

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Page 86 using link above, Honey Badger article, use the arrows to scroll though the pages.
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Occasionally reading Boing Boing every day pays off:


boingboing.net:Walking car design proposed
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Interesting, but a jack of all trades typically doesn't do any one thing very well.

I'm thinking it would be electric with very short range.

No tech data in the video.
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Yuge thread found............23 pages long.

Most pec...bizarre aerodynamics thread.
https://www.f1technical.net/forum/vi...2e9c262125d2d9
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"Homemade Windtunnel" keyword.
Homemade Windtunnel Related Keywords & Suggestions - Homemade Windtunnel Long Tail Keywords
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Maybe raising and lowering the ball shows speed difference in the center vs up against the wall.

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