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Re: Lights etc. - aluminum foil in mast
From: Jared Sherman
Date: 2003 Oct 12, 09:12 -0400
From: Jared Sherman
Date: 2003 Oct 12, 09:12 -0400
Brooke-Are you saying the commercial market has totally missed such an inexpensive solution? Last time I heard tests there were two types, one something about spheres and layers like an onion, the other the plain "disposable" David foil on cardboard model, using the corner reflector theory. The tests I'd heard all pointed to the corner reflector, when hung free and allowed some motion. Surely there is some reason three simple wires weren't proposed as a low-windage alternative?
