No bodywork situated more than 1950mm forward of rear face 

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Post Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:16 pm

No bodywork situated more than 1950mm forward of rear face of the cockpit entry template 
may be more than 550mm above the reference plane.
i just wanted to know what this distance is from the front wheel centre line. :? pls guys help.
jusho
 
Joined: 19 Mar 2012

Post Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:34 pm

150mm from front bulkhead.
jordangp
 
Joined: 12 Jan 2011
Location: Staffordshire, UK

Post Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:13 am

jusho wrote:No bodywork situated more than 1950mm forward of rear face of the cockpit entry template 
may be more than 550mm above the reference plane.
i just wanted to know what this distance is from the front wheel centre line. :? pls guys help.


There is no set distance. The designer is free to choose.

A conventional place to have the bulkhead (1800mm forward of the rear face) is 150mm ahead of the front wheel centre line.
Tozza Mazza
 
Joined: 13 Jan 2011
Location: UK


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