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Re: pic: Team 1501 Real Deal
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Originally Posted by insub2
that almost sounds like a backhanded complement.... oh well.
i love the sheet metal. AWESOME!

It might be because of last year's robot.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...highlight=1501

Cause we did the same thing this year. Used Monocoque construction. It's 0.40 thick Gold Plated Aluminum. There is no "frame" per say, just channels. Like how an airplane fuselage is made.

Monocoque
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocoque

Fuselage
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuselage






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