JD Snowmobile Performance Determination '79

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JD Snowmobile Performance Determination '79

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No simulators, no computers, just engineers figuring it out...

So here's a "blueprint" from '78/79 looking at tracks, sprocket pitch, and different sleds. Hand generated data, analog math, and someone on a drafting board. And of course notes at the bottom. In the notes, you will see they were looking at configurations, for the Spitfire...
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OK, I can't get the jpeg to upload.... assistance?
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See attached
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That's super interesting and cool!
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:popcorn:
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