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Postby StellaBlu » Wed Dec 01, 2021 11:02 pm
Would a truncated / Kammtail shape work to stiffen a mast but keep it hydrodynamic? Or do you need to connect the laminar flow at the back end to prevent ventilation?
How much of an impact on "tracking" does a mast have and how would much difference would a mast with a truncated chord feel? Would it be "looser" and surfier feeling?
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Postby BWD » Thu Dec 02, 2021 1:41 am
The flat back would be a good conduit for surface air to ventilate the foil and cause a crash.
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Postby Jyoder » Thu Dec 02, 2021 3:00 am
The project Cedrus masts use that kind of cornering to provide stiffness, I believe, and then have a non-structural Leading and Trailing edge sections to maintain hydrodynamic shape around the structural core.
https://projectcedrus.com/
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Postby Nelis » Thu Dec 02, 2021 10:57 am
Luckily foils don't need to adhere to the UCI rulebook.
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