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Hi Joe,<br>
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There are a number of enhancements that have been discussed by
members building K-350's. We'd have to collect those and see what
you were comfortable with committing to. Scott Waters had a list
of enhancements/changes that he recommended as part of his
presentation in Islamorada. He can probably communicate those or
I can look them up from his slides. James Frankland is another
person whom had suggestions for vessel improvements. I'll see if
I can get a list together and then you can decide if you want to
invest time in them. <br>
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In regards to the kort nozzle, I believe the design geometry
required to produce the thrust enhancement that has been discussed
in this thread will not survive a hand lapped FRP approach. Like
an airfoil, any deviation from the design will reduce efficiency.
Enough deviation and you've spent a lot of time and money on
nothing more than a glorified prop guard. It would make sense to
include as part of the kort project some means of testing the
efficiency of the actual product so we could determine the
effectiveness of various production methods.<br>
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Jon<br>
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On 10/27/2013 9:33 PM, Joe Perkel wrote:<br>
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The short answer is I dont know. But look at that
Dutchman and his simplistic ingenuity. Thats what
Im hoping for out of this group as far as
materials and processes. Im ready to draw up
whatever the result. Consider that there are
intrepid builders of all sorts of things
worldwide. Hovercrafters build large scale ducts
for thier craft as a example. I'll take a look
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<div style="RIGHT: auto">How about half a kort??? A
plug of some kind (<em style="RIGHT: auto">construction
grade foam perhaps</em>?) to build up a FRP
shell over then mate two halves Revelle model
style??? Can this shape be hot wired?? What to use
as a guide? I have ideas and questions, but I need
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<div style="RIGHT: auto">As for The other things, Im
ready and willing. I like the thruster because
with my family and work time constraints, its not
too much to chew on. I can commit to small
projects for now, bigger later as time goes on.</div>
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done apart from the thrusters?</div>
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