My earlier estimate was wrong - - too high.
Looking at the AN Wireless website, the difference on one side of the
tower between the bottom and top of any section is 3-19/32 inches.
Doing the math, the taper along one side is 1.038 inches.
On Mar 25, 2005, at 3:24 PM, Jeff Goldman wrote:
> That is true, but since the tower is a uniforn taper, it would be
> easy to design the tracks to be against the side of the tower and to
> have the offset of the tower angle built into the tram itself.
>
> The taper really isn't all that much. On a side, the taper amounts to
> about 2 inches per 10 foot section.
>
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