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Front window design.
The window is presently made of 3 individual trapezoidal panes of glass each on a different plane. This seems like a difficult arrangement. This frame also obstructs the driver's view a bit.
Will it also need wipers for each of the 3 sections. ?
The original configuration of the forward control landrover had 2 rectangular planes of glass. This was a very good design and much simpler. I like the original look. It also is more vertical - I think we should go back very close or near identical to the original style of the front window or even a single large flat pane.
The original design is much easier to get window wipers set up since both halves use identical wipers - I think you need window wipers to make a vehicle registerable. ?
What was the reasoning behind the 3 segment front window design. ?
It seems like an attempt to make the vehicle more aerodynamic but on mars aerodynamic drag would be the least of your concerns and for the mars society use case it will only be used occasionally it is not a daily use vehicle so the meagre attempt at aerodynamics seems an unnecessary complication.
The 3 glass segments are non rectangular trapezoids - so they require drawings or templates to get cut to size compared to the original 2 rectangular panes of the same size which require only a width and height and perhaps a corner radius to describe. It's sure to be cheaper and easier to get a rectangle cut compared to a trapezoid shape.
In additoon the window frame trim or frames will be much easier to make if they are simple rectangles.