ALL NEW ALU ALPHA FUSELAGE
In the creation of the new Aluα Fuselage, we had 2 main goals: 1) increase the stiffness and 2) decrease the drag.
We were able to achieve a 30% increase in stiffness over our legacy system by widening the clamping footprint, switching to M8 bolts and reducing the scarf joint area; allowing more carbon to run from tip to tip through the center of the front wing. We have also fully integrated the stabilizer into the fuselage – reducing the drag and allowing for a cleaner release as the foil passes through the water. The profile change and stabilizer integration, combined with the streamlining of the fuselage, cut drag by up to 45% compared to our legacy system. Learn more about the new connection system in part IV of our Foil Tech Talk Series – link below.
