On Sun 12 Mar, Dan deVries wrote:
On full-size gliders we use a piece of brass between the
'hook' and the tow line - if the load is too great the
brass breaks, instead of the wings!
Tord,
To elaborate on Tord's , the "weak links" I've used have a kind of
cylinder/piston arrangement
At 09:43 AM 3/12/2000 -0500, you wrote:
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...How about an intelligent feedback system built into the winch that
could sense a "breaking load" and compensate with resistance to
the power output. Might be faster and smoother that human "toe to brain"
feedback and you could just lean down
On full-size gliders we use a piece of brass between the
'hook' and the tow line - if the load is too great the
brass breaks, instead of the wings!
Tord,
To elaborate on Tord's , the "weak links" I've used have a kind of
cylinder/piston arrangement with a pin in SHEAR (for predictable failure
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