Dome: Aerodynamic Stress of Dome

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Dome: Aerodynamic Stress of Dome:

"The worst stresses you get in a dome are the aerodynamic stresses. That is because a dome is an airplane. The worst stress is the lift-off tendency-- like a tumbleweed. It's a question of how you put the skin on and of how you anchor it."

• RBF to Dome East People, Royal Scots Grill, N.Y., 27 Jan '72