[DMCForum] Re: more gullwing
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[DMCForum] Re: more gullwing



Is that the article from MSN? I mentioned gullwing (and started the
thread) based on what I read there!
--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jon Heese <heese@xxxx> wrote:
> Heh, it's interesting to note that the SLR article I cite claims
that
> the car has gullwing doors...  incorrectly, I believe.
>
>  - Jon Heese
>
> On Tue, 2004-07-20 at 16:31, Jon Heese wrote:
> > Your description of the hinge points is correct, but your
definition of
> > butterfly doors is my definition of scissor doors (also commonly
called
> > Lambo doors, for obvious reasons).
> >
> > Scissor doors - primary opening motion is up and forward (not
outward),
> > usually rotating around a single pivot-point at the base of the
> > A-pillar, see most newer Lamborghinis:
> >
> > http://www.pistonheads.com/news/images/4713-LP500_proto_1.jpg
> >
> > Gullwing Doors - primary opening motion is laterally outwards and
up
> > (not forward), usually hinged along a longitudinal line towards
the
> > center of the roof, see Delorean, Mercedes 300SL:
> >
> > http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/~rschild/graphic/gullwing4.jpg
> >
> > Butterfly Doors - primary opening motion is laterally outwards,
up and
> > forward, moves as though hinged all along the A-pillar, see
McLaren F1:
> >
> > http://www.plus4.freeserve.co.uk/macf1/mac044.jpg
> >
> > So, it seems to me that butterfly doors is the correct term for
the new
> > SLR (coupe) concept:
> >
> >
http://www.germancarfans.com/news.cfm/NewsID/2030711.001/mclaren/1.htm
l
> >
> >  - Jon Heese
> >
> > On Tue, 2004-07-20 at 16:14, Andrei Cular wrote:
> > > Based on the pictures I have seen of the Mercedes-Benz SLR
McLaren
> > > Coupe's doors have two hinge points which make it a gullwing
rather than
> > > butterfly.  The fwd hinge is located at the base of the A
piller and the
> > > aft hinge is at the top.  The cabrio version has the butterfly
doors,
> > > which is a single hinge point that the door rotates around.  It
would be
> > > kind of hard to hang that whole door on the windshield with no
roof...
> > >
> > >
> > > Andrei
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > delorean66 wrote:
> > >
> > > >btw, those are not gullwing doors. they are called "butterfly
doors"
> > > >and if you look closely, they are not hinged the same way as
the
> > > >delorean. ;-)
> > > >
> > > >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "frvianna" <frvianna@xxxx>
wrote:
> > > > 
> > > >
> > > >>I knew I had something against Mercedes. I just saw on MSN
news a
> > > >>picture of the Future Model SLR, by Mercedes, gullwing doors!
I
> > > >>   
> > > >>
> > > >think
> > > > 
> > > >
> > > >>we can all imagine where they inspired the idea from. Only
that
> > > >>   
> > > >>
> > > >the
> > > > 
> > > >
> > > >>car is worth 300K, crazy....
> > > >>I couln't find a good picture of it so I could send you guys
the
> > > >>link, but I went to mercedes.com and they have nice pictures
> > > >>   
> > > >>
> > > >there,
> > > > 
> > > >
> > > >>in case you are curious!
> > > >>
> > > >>Flavia
> > > >>   
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Yahoo! Groups Links
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 
> > > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> > 
> >


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