[Healeys] Ali body panels

[Steve Thomton]

Holy cow that is impressive....I cann't say that I understand the math but I
do understand the principal..... thanks!
 
Steve Thomton
1963 AH Works replica w/efi
http://stevesaustinhealey.com

--- On Thu, 1/14/10, allen c miller jr <acmiller at mhcable.com> wrote:


From: allen c miller jr <acmiller at mhcable.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Ali body panels
To: "PG" <britishcars at shaw.ca>, "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, January 14, 2010, 9:48 PM


far more important that weight savings is the substantially lower rotational
moments of the four panels in cornering. the mass centers of each panel is 3-4
feet from the yaw axis of the Healey, which
runs roughly through the gear shift. assuming you save 10 lbs off each panel
at this distance (a bold guess on my part; i've only held up steel panels and
am hypothecizing), this  lowers the Yaw Moment by the equivalent of 500#
distributed within a foot of the CM, or the equivalent of a 225# passenger
sitting next to you as you go around Big Bend. probably the same cornering
improvement as removing the bumpers

allen miller
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