Before revision: It makes use of a space frame formed from a spirally crossing basket-weave of load-bearing members.Buttler, p.93 The principle is that two geodesic arcs can be drawn to intersect on a curving surface (the fuselage) in a manner that the torsional load on each cancels out that on the other.Buttler, p.94 Early examples 18th-century American warships "Diagonal rider" in their construction .
After revision: It makes use of a space frame formed from a spirally crossing basket-weave of load-bearing membersButtler, p.93 The principle is that two geodesic arcs can be drawn to intersect on a curving surface (the fuselage) in a manner that the torsional load on each cancels out that on the other.Buttler, p.94 Early examples 18th-century American warships "Diagonal rider" in their construction .