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« on: October 21, 2020, 11:28:00 AM »
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« on: October 14, 2020, 09:08:47 AM »
In a perfect world, would a fuselage not exist, or should it fulfil a role more than joining everything together?
Or put another way, is the function of the fuselage to be as unobtrusive as possible, or is there merit in asking it to fulfil a hydrodynamic role?
I've been considering the Gong fuselage, which superficially looks pretty low tech, being a straight, square section, compared to other brands which have round sections with additional shaping.
Presumably Gong have made this a design decision and I can't believe that the only factor was ease of manufacture. Making aluminium parts is one thing but their carbon mast fuse units could have adopted a different shape in their design without adding too much manufacturing complexity.
If that is correct then their fuselage's flat sided shape is adding stability to their foil package which presents the possibility of separation of function between it and the foil. If the fuse gives you some stability, then you can design a foil that can better exploit other areas of the design envelope.
How much would this feature in foil designers' thinking? I've never seen it mentioned before...
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« on: September 17, 2020, 06:42:09 AM »
https://youtu.be/vRbV4-2nwEcNice to hear from the man. Known for crashing a LOT, apparently! I share that talent with him! 😎 Yes, it's supposed to be a windsurf podcast but he keeps on talking about winging!
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« on: September 17, 2020, 06:36:52 AM »
https://youtu.be/hlvrgpbQbSwA good review of his career, life and business philosophy. Enjoyed it a lot...
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« on: May 01, 2020, 11:29:44 PM »
Locked down and not allowed on the water so decided to make a video of all the winging tips I would have given myself on day one. I'm not an expert, but thought that if everyone on here made a video like this what a great resource it would be. Just me talking in my back garden with my kit to demonstrate - I don't have any footage of me actually foiling and couldn't get any due lockdown. Long, but hopefully worth your time... Let me know if not! https://youtu.be/mVCiPKtLDNY
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