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Old 29th Mar 2008, 10:46
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Originally Posted by CEFOSKEY
How they convinced themselves this was going to work before the days of computerized CFD is beyond me.
CEFOSKEY, i was once offered a position at Dunlop aerospace. At the time they were considering the rotorbrake for the X-wing. During some informal talks with the engineer doing the FEA for the system, i asked: how are you going to stop all that inertia in one revolution? His reply: I don't know.
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