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general durability, which remains to
be tested and re ned. One such test
was conducted recently by capsizing
Caliente. e wing’s sealed buoyancy
arrested the capsize at the knockdown
position, preventing the boat from
completely turning turtle. With the
wing in the water, the boat was towedas they maintain the precision surface
of the transparent lm stretched over
the section of the wing behind the
solid-carbon D-spar. ey taper a to
terminate at the carbon track on which
the so -sail element is hoisted.
Looking at this complex structure up
close raised questions about the wing’scompression strength that’s vital in
columnar structures. But in addition
to requiring extended curing at high
temperatures, they must be refriger-
ated during shipping and storage prior
to their application. To that end, the
Fast Forward shop is equipped with a
large, reliable refrigeration unit.
Gonzalez said he intends to acquire
a long autoclave for cooking parts
under pressure, a process that further
enhances the physical properties of
carbon ber laminates.
Not yet begun when we were there
is the 82' (25m) wing that will power
Eagle, which, like the 27' version for
Sizzor, will be molded in two segments
for easier transport and storage
between the vessel’s hulls.
e Fast Forward crew also showed
us their method of fabricating the
tapered ribs that form the a ersection
of the wings. ese featherweight all-
carbon ribs all di er slightly in shapeOver-the-road transportation of the two 31' (9.4m) sections that join together to form
Caliente’s superlight 62' (18.9m) rigid wing element requires a custom trailer with
specialized support beds.See us at • Booth 15HybridWing170-ADFinal.indd 57 10/31/17 3:04 PM