I question the aero benefits of exposed front beams.
When compared to a FV, the larger beam spacing of a FST might make create more drag from increased frontal area than the benefit from an improved Cd. if one was using a large single fairing.
So then let us look at each tube having its own fairing. I know what the English FV RCE article said, but under what circumstances do you think a round beam is going to be better than aero shaped beam? Doesn't an aero shaped tube always have flow better?
Brian