Re: Wheel Spacing

["Curtis Donaldson" <cdonaldson-at-orias.com>]

Dont forget that each wheel is "doubled" on the axle. For more info on this
I suggest a book about the Merkava tanks and thier inovative design from
Amazon.com.. I dont have access directly to the book any more but most of
the info can be found on the net.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William and Melissa Johns" <gizmology-at-gizmology.net>
To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 4:08 PM
Subject: Re: Wheel Spacing


> At 08:34 AM 11/3/2003 -0600, you wrote:
> >The main reason on the Merkava is wheel loading force due its short hull
and
> >high psi per wheel.
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> I don't get it.  I can see how the shorter hull would result in a smaller
> "footprint", and thus a higher psi per wheel (though the weight per wheel
> wouldn't be effected), but how does that effect wheel spacing?
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>    I figured that the uneven spacing was to put an equal amount of weight
> on each wheel - but if psi per wheel is a factor, then you'd need even
more
> wheels than just weight would seem to indicate because the area supporting
> each wheel gets smaller as they're closer together?
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>    A whole new vista of tracked-vehicle physics to explore!
>
> Bill
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