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Subject: Re: Fairings 
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 16:18:03 +1100
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> >Excuse my towering ignorance, but what is a 'fairing'?
> 
>    "fairing n. An auxiliary structure or the external surface of a
vehicle,
>     such as an aircraft, that serves to reduce drag."
> 
> 
>    The most common type is a [usually plexiglass] windshield on a
motorcycle.
> 

Aah. Am I in a unix or Hells Angels dicussion :) ?