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Recently, I was perusing Apogee's videos, and the construction build for the Zephyr came up. I have to say that I was pretty impressed by the way the fins and the CRs were set up. Now I'm wondering... Why don't all MPR/HPR vendors use slot and tabs for fin alignment on TTW designs? So long as they're using a laser cutter, or a CNC machine to cut their fins and CRs, it seems like a small amount of work needed to result in a large benefit to the customer.
The biggest benefits I can see is easier assembly for the customer, no more fins that are out of alignment (also improving aesthetics), and reduced roll in flight.
Largest drawback *MIGHT* be some reduced strength of the fin due to the smaller tab, but with the slot holding the leading and trailing edges firm, I'm guessing that this would be negligible.
Thoughts?
The biggest benefits I can see is easier assembly for the customer, no more fins that are out of alignment (also improving aesthetics), and reduced roll in flight.
Largest drawback *MIGHT* be some reduced strength of the fin due to the smaller tab, but with the slot holding the leading and trailing edges firm, I'm guessing that this would be negligible.
Thoughts?
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