Naw.. Orma's math was correct.. I think you were thinking of 1.5g's. 1.5 x 200 = 300... 0.5 x 200 = 100... or do I need to take math 101 again.
But screw the landing... What about the in-flight forces :-) Drop the skid plate and grab a parachute! Not really the way I would want to egress.. Matt > you posted: > > "I believe it would be wise to put the seats on the > spars, if at all > possible." > > I think that Mark is being kind to use the word > "wise". Seems to me that > a 1/2 g drop as in a hard landing would place a > sudden 100 pound load > (assuming a 200 pound pilot) on the floor/side wall > structure. The pilot > might find his bottom sliding along the runway. > During construction I > That math is incorrect, there is already 1g on the > seat/floor/side wall > structure, i.e.., 200 lb in your example. A 1/2 g > landing would result > in a 300 lb force on the seat/floor/side wall > structure. > > Now make that 3 g's like a normal hard landing and I > think you would > want one of those pairs of steel skid pants like the > guys use at the > Circus to make the fire slide. > > Kevin > > > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > ===== ------------------------------------------------- Matthew Elder Orangeburg, SC http://www.infinigral.com/melder My Airplane Project: http://kr1.infinigral.com
