On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 14:12:13 -0500, Curtis wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > > ..ahem, the big guys use opening shock damper rings to keep chute > > loads safe throughout the speed range, these rings use the chute > > opening loads to slow the chute opening. ;o) > > > > Except that I heard a story recently about a guy that got himself into > a bad high speed situation, deployed the chute and had is airplane > shreaded to pieces. They probably have systems in place (as you > suggest) to minimize potential problems, but a chute obviously can't > handle every situation. ..true, is why you time it or hook up an autopilot to deploy it. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
