Tumblehome, was: <VV> Kelsey-Hayes wheels NO CORVAIR

[Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per]

Is this so we can mount cannons above the beltline ?
Tumblehome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumblehome
>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tumble home is the narrowing of a ship's hull with greater distance above the water-line. Expressed more technically, it is present when the beam at the uppermost deck is less than the maximum beam of the vessel. It can be seen well in warships of the period of HMS Victory but a small amount is normal in order to allow any small projections at deck level to clear wharves ... This results in a more stable weapons platform

Besides, I was thinking "angle of repose" ...

What is the "ridge" that runs completely (almost on LMs) around the car, below which the "tumblehome" is reversed ?



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Norman C. Witte" <ncwitte at wittelaw.com>
To: "'Dave Keillor'" <dkeillor at tconcepts.com>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 10:25 AM
Subject: RE: Beltline, was: <VV> Kelsey-Hayes wheels NO CORVAIR


> Good answer.
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumblehome
> 
> So, what's the dent?
> 
> Norm  
> 
>> Tumblehome.  Btw, I didn't know is was a naval architecture term.
>> 
>> Dave Keillor
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
>> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Norman C. Witte
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:22 AM
>> To: 'airvair'
>> Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> Subject: RE: Beltline, was: <VV> Kelsey-Hayes wheels NO CORVAIR
>> 
>> Ok, if we are getting into obscure design terminology questions, here's
>> one
>> for you:  what is the design term for the amount of angle of the side
>> glass?
>> Useless Hint: it's also a naval architecture term.
>> 
>> Norm
>> 
>> PS  Bonus Question:  what do you call a vertical dent in the front
>> fender
>> (or, in the Corvair's case, quarter panel) forward of the front wheel?
>> 
>> > As a side note, in automotive industry terms, the "beltline" is at the
>> > bottom of the window glass (greenhouse). What you are refering to
>> would
>> > more properly be called simply a "character" line. On a Corvair this
>> > error is easy to understand.
>> >
>> > -Mark
>> >
>> > rgubser at zoomtown.com wrote:
>> > >
>> 
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