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    Monocoque (/ˈmɒnəkɒk, -koʊk/ MON-ə-ko(h)k), also called structural skin, is a structural system in which loads are supported by an object's external skin...
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    The term semi-monocoque or semimonocoque refers to a stressed shell structure that is similar to a true monocoque, but which derives at least some of...
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  • This is a list of production cars with carbon-fiber monocoque cell design. Carbon-fiber monocoque design has been commonly used in racing cars since the...
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    The Deperdussin Monocoque was an early racing aircraft built in 1912 by the Aéroplanes Deperdussin, a French aircraft manufacturer started in 1911 and...
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    Boeing 787 Dreamliner (using pressure-molding on female molds). Monocoque and semi-monocoque design: 3–9  This is the preferred method of constructing an...
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    almost exclusively welded in more angular forms, and often forming a monocoque frame. Examples Honda VFR750 Yamaha YZF-R1 In 1983, Armstrong motorcycles...
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    the Geneva Motor Show on 7 March 2017 and is built on a modified carbon monocoque, which is lighter and stiffer than the previous model, the 650S. The 720S...
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    covering takes a portion of the structural load, intermediate between monocoque, in which the skin assumes all or most of the load, and a rigid frame...
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  • shear flow in a particular web section of the cross-section of a semi-monocoque structure is: q = V y S x I x {\displaystyle q={\frac {V_{y}S_{x}}{I_{x}}}}...
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    Backbone chassis C-channel Coachwork Exoskeleton car Monocoque Skateboard (automotive platform) Semi-monocoque Space frame Subframe Superleggera page 106, George...
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    high chassis loads over a wide area of relatively thin sheet metal of a monocoque body shell and to isolate vibrations and harshness from the rest of the...
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    the utilisation of body-on-frame construction, in favour of more modern monocoque chassis construction. Although the Mercedes-Benz M-Class was introduced...
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    resisted by the pilot in pitch. The XP-79 also used a welded magnesium monocoque structure instead of riveted aluminum. In 1942, Jack Northrop conceived...
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    or strut tower brace (STB) is an automotive suspension accessory on a monocoque or unibody chassis to provide extra stiffness between the strut towers...
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    developed by Otokar. The vehicle is a modular multi-wheel configurable with a monocoque steel hull. Otokar developed the vehicle to target the Turkish Land Forces’...
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    the F1, the P1 is mid-engined, rear wheel drive, and has a carbon fibre monocoque. Stephenson drew inspiration for parts of the car from a sailfish he saw...
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    construction was a departure from the full monocoque of the 312B3. The new chassis was slightly heavier than the 312B3 monocoque, but had comparable rigidity and...
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    perimeter frame, the ZX-12R uses a unique monocoque aluminum frame. Described by Cycle World in 2000 as a "monocoque backbone...a single large diameter beam"...
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    Lola Cars in 1965, the successor to its Mk6. Lola built the aluminium monocoque chassis, which were typically powered by large American V8s. The T70 was...
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    Norton Monocoque". Moto Tech. Retrieved 22 May 2021 – via www.accessnorton.com. Cathcart, Alan (July–August 2010). "1973 John Player Norton Monocoque". Motorcycle...
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  • 1920 – 5 February 1995) was a British automotive engineer who advanced monocoque chassis design and was instrumental in adapting aircraft aerodynamic knowledge...
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    an advanced aerofoil cross-section using a carbon composite monocoque. The use of monocoque frames for bikes was not new, but their development was improved...
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    motorcycle was powered by a 494 cc two stroke engine, and used an aluminium monocoque frame, similar to the 1979 Honda NR500 racer, aimed at improving aerodynamics...
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    Airframe Backbone chassis Body-on-frame Bogie Coachbuilder Locomotive frame Monocoque, construction from a structural shell instead of a structural frame Undercarriage...
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    During its development, the car was code-named 'W201'. It is the first monocoque chassis-based vehicle the company has produced. It is succeeded by the...
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  • began work on their own monocoque car. The P61 was not a true monocoque, a rear subframe was bolted to the front, monocoque half of the car. The subframe...
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    The IAR 80 was a Romanian World War II low-wing monoplane, all-metal monocoque fighter and ground-attack aircraft. When it first flew, in 1939, it was...
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    motorsport safety requirements, with crash structures and a carbon-fibre monocoque chassis with integral rollover protection. Its unique performance differentiator...
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    ENSO CLM P1/01 Technical specifications Chassis Carbon fibre composite monocoque Engine Gibson GL458 4.5 litre V8 naturally-aspirated, 90° cylinder angle...
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    combining these techniques. Although this is sometimes also referred to as a monocoque structure, because the car's outer skin and panels are made load-bearing...
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