One other request- I'm designing my own spinner, it's parabolic in cross section, using the equation:
Y= L / 64 X2+L
Where X and Y are the X and Y axes and L is the length of the spinner. Iā??m thinking of using 19 inches as L, but since you have the cowl design in your
computer, could you run a few different values of L, say from 15 to 24 to see what length of spinner might be optimum, if not for aerodynamics, then
esthetics?
Thanks again,
Brian
You got me there Brian.
Is X2 really X^2 or X times 2?
Is X max = L?
Variable are usually expressed in lower case.
Got a sketch with the axis labeled?
Other than use a spread sheet sheet to plot the curve coordinates the loft feature in Rhino
can't do that as far as I know. If you can enter that equation in Excel and plot
the curve with Y coordinates as a function of X I can then loft it. Anybody else on here
know how to do this? Any other suggestions on an approach to this problem?
Paul Lamar
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