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Minimum clearance from air scoop to fuselage

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Eugene

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Looks like if you design your air scoop correctly people will be copying your design for many years to come. Clearance from air scope to the fuselage seems to be different on every airplane. Wondering what kind of minimum clearance should we have?

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