[DMCForum] Re: more gullwing

["frvianna" <frvianna@xxxxxxxxx>]

Is that the article from MSN? I mentioned gullwing (and started the 
thread) based on what I read there!
--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jon Heese <heese@xxxx> wrote:
> Heh, it's interesting to note that the SLR article I cite claims 
that
> the car has gullwing doors...  incorrectly, I believe.
> 
>  - Jon Heese
> 
> On Tue, 2004-07-20 at 16:31, Jon Heese wrote:
> > Your description of the hinge points is correct, but your 
definition of
> > butterfly doors is my definition of scissor doors (also commonly 
called
> > Lambo doors, for obvious reasons).
> > 
> > Scissor doors - primary opening motion is up and forward (not 
outward),
> > usually rotating around a single pivot-point at the base of the
> > A-pillar, see most newer Lamborghinis:
> > 
> > http://www.pistonheads.com/news/images/4713-LP500_proto_1.jpg
> > 
> > Gullwing Doors - primary opening motion is laterally outwards and 
up
> > (not forward), usually hinged along a longitudinal line towards 
the
> > center of the roof, see Delorean, Mercedes 300SL:
> > 
> > http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/~rschild/graphic/gullwing4.jpg
> > 
> > Butterfly Doors - primary opening motion is laterally outwards, 
up and
> > forward, moves as though hinged all along the A-pillar, see 
McLaren F1:
> > 
> > http://www.plus4.freeserve.co.uk/macf1/mac044.jpg
> > 
> > So, it seems to me that butterfly doors is the correct term for 
the new
> > SLR (coupe) concept:
> > 
> > 
http://www.germancarfans.com/news.cfm/NewsID/2030711.001/mclaren/1.htm
l
> > 
> >  - Jon Heese
> > 
> > On Tue, 2004-07-20 at 16:14, Andrei Cular wrote:
> > > Based on the pictures I have seen of the Mercedes-Benz SLR 
McLaren 
> > > Coupe's doors have two hinge points which make it a gullwing 
rather than 
> > > butterfly.  The fwd hinge is located at the base of the A 
piller and the 
> > > aft hinge is at the top.  The cabrio version has the butterfly 
doors, 
> > > which is a single hinge point that the door rotates around.  It 
would be 
> > > kind of hard to hang that whole door on the windshield with no 
roof...
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Andrei
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > delorean66 wrote:
> > > 
> > > >btw, those are not gullwing doors. they are called "butterfly 
doors" 
> > > >and if you look closely, they are not hinged the same way as 
the 
> > > >delorean. ;-)
> > > >
> > > >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "frvianna" <frvianna@xxxx> 
wrote:
> > > >  
> > > >
> > > >>I knew I had something against Mercedes. I just saw on MSN 
news a 
> > > >>picture of the Future Model SLR, by Mercedes, gullwing doors! 
I 
> > > >>    
> > > >>
> > > >think 
> > > >  
> > > >
> > > >>we can all imagine where they inspired the idea from. Only 
that 
> > > >>    
> > > >>
> > > >the 
> > > >  
> > > >
> > > >>car is worth 300K, crazy.... 
> > > >>I couln't find a good picture of it so I could send you guys 
the 
> > > >>link, but I went to mercedes.com and they have nice pictures 
> > > >>    
> > > >>
> > > >there, 
> > > >  
> > > >
> > > >>in case you are curious!
> > > >>
> > > >>Flavia
> > > >>    
> > > >>
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