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Re: What, the fairing should look more 'stealthy'?

In his column for MCN, Glyn Kerr has commented a couple of times on the advent of Stealth aircraft and their influence on styling and fairing designs. He noted that most manufacturers were adding sharp edges and creases.

Having seen a few of the shapes that seem to offer the lowest drag coefficients, I have to admit that I prefer pseudo-stealth to actually 'clean', and the XBRR is just one more example of why!

 

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Oh, stop it.

You remember Mad Mick very well, I'm sure!

Of course, maybe I'm just making your point. I remember the commentator's take in those days: "...Doohan's lead had increased to 15 seconds, but his times have slowed by half a second per lap with fewer than ten laps remaining..."

 

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Throw in 2nd for Nicky, 3rd for Hopkins, a top five placement for Rossi, and a finished race for McWilliams, and I'd call it good. Hell, I'd open the Glenmorangie!

 

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Re: I only have one question,

Damn those Harley Buell people and the AMA for picking on poor little defenseless Honda!

 

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FDR, JFK and Clinton weren't liberals in the sense of the average HuffPo writer, for one thing... Welfare Reform, anyone?

 

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Direct-injected turbodiesel, you bet. They want the kpaul market!