Q. Is unitized construction now being referred as a monocoque? Or is there a more specific criteria?
A. I believe monocoque refers to a more shell-only / self-supporting (or nearly so) structure than is current practice. Think aircraft structure vs. current automobile. Heavy frame-type...
Pontiac Motors used a similar technique in the early 60's. They applied a fairly thick layer of plastic material. Do not know how long they used it. GM later used a stress-coat process applied to plastic scale models for stress analysis. I believe FEA has replaced this type of testing, in most...
In the REALLY OLD days, we used a five-inch grid. Went to 100 mm (about 4 inches) with the advent of the metric system. A workline is what the draftsman draws/uses in order to accomplish some kind of special projection - true view, radial section, etc. Nowadays the 2000 mm X gridline is located...
I agree with the traffic control idea. Wish it would work. But is it mathematically feasible to keep a several mile-wide grid of traffic moving without meeting at the intersections? Did you know GM did a long-term trial on Mound Road, along the Tech Center in Warren Michigan, ca. 1960? For...
