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Old 07-17-2020, 02:04 PM   #3491 (permalink)
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I really like that front fender. Brake cooling duct at the B-pillar?

I DDG'd 'Thyssen-Krupp' and this showed up:


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Old 07-17-2020, 02:36 PM   #3492 (permalink)
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I really like that front fender. Brake cooling duct at the B-pillar?

I DDG'd 'Thyssen-Krupp' and this showed up:


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Thyssen and Krupp were two of Germany's largest steelmakers, and Krupp was also cannon-maker to Germany, and others.
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Did you mean Drag-Kapult?



I wanted to give it a satin green finish and a logo, but I'm still learning Krita v3.3.3. I did figure out the clone brush.
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So, does this car get better, or worse, gas mileage than the Tracker it was based on?




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My estimate is much worse, all that stuff hanging out in the slipstream causing drag
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Dump the prop spinner and those rear fenders and it might reach parity. Directional stability should be good, but the front seat is where the back seat used to be — weight distribution may be odd.
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Dump the prop spinner and those rear fenders and it might reach parity. Directional stability should be good, but the front seat is where the back seat used to be — weight distribution may be odd.
Wouldn't a cross wind spin it like a weather vane?
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Cirrus are not noted to be "Rudder" airplanes so probably just a serious yaw in a crosswind. The reviews I saw indicated a huge right brake need during the take off roll.
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Center of Pressure vs Center of Gravity.

The weight of the drivetrain is forward, but the passengers are moved to the rear and that tail is on a long lever arm. You'd need to know the weight on each axle.

Wind speed is usually 1/10th of vehicle speed and seldom at a right angle.
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Did you mean Drag-Kapult?



I wanted to give it a satin green finish and a logo, but I'm still learning Krita v3.3.3. I did figure out the clone brush.
I was going for 'kaput!', as in 'drag breaker'.

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