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Rotating Fairing Mechanism
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created 6/18/1997
submitted 9/9/2003 09:01:09 PM

Rotating Front Fairing, UIUC Photon Torpedo. Carbon fairing included embedded Al c-channel which encompassed a "bearing strap" comprised of shower door rollers oriented both horizontally and vertically. A fiberglass strap was mounted across the fairing, with slots for two bolts (mounted to the suspension upright) to ride in and actually rotate the fairing. Worked surprisingly well...


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