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2 unusual facts about Space frame


Omid Nooshin

Nooshin was born in Guildford, Surrey, in 1974, the son of Hoshyar Nooshin, Emeritus Professor of Space Structures at Surrey University.

Tube frame

Space frame or space structure, a truss-like, lightweight rigid structure constructed from interlocking struts in a geometric pattern


Augusta Mall

The space frame ceiling is a replica of The Mall in Columbia, Tampa Bay Center and Hulen Mall while the center fountain and elevator was taken from Beachwood Place, which opened the same month as Augusta.

Ferrari 612 Scaglietti

Its space frame, developed with Alcoa, is made from extrusions and castings of the material, and the aluminium body is welded on.


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GM U platform

Released in the fall of 1989 for the 1990 model year, the U platform/GMT199 utilized a galvanized steel space frame underneath composite plastic dent resistant panels similar to those used in Saturn models and the Pontiac Fiero.

Grinnall Scorpion IV

It is designed by Steve Harper to be essentially similar in appearance to the Scorpion III, but with an extra wheel and slightly larger dimensions the Scorpion IV is an open sports car constructed from a fibreglass covered steel space frame chassis.

Noble M15

The engine has been designed to meet European emission standards and the new steel/aluminium space frame has been designed with a view to passing crash test regulations around the world.