Ron A flutter was set-up in the wings, the right wing broke in half, the spar broke at the fuselage. As the wings left the fuselage the BFR fired (not by the pilot). All of this happened in a fraction of a second. As the pilot did not initiate the firing I would call this accidental or unintential.
Bill Page boliverp...@bellsouth.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Smith" <mercedesm...@yahoo.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 11:02 PM Subject: Re: KR> Ballistic Chute on a KR2? > > > countryhomeprint <countryhomepr...@bellsouth.net> wrote: The incident last > month here in Starkville tells me I do not need one. The > glider that came apart accidently fired the BRS at 171 mph and the sudden > stop ejected the pilot out of the craft still in his bucket seat. He went > through the canopy. Luckily he was wearing a chute (for the 1st time) and > after falling 8 thousand feet he was able to deploy the chute. It was > tangled with debree from the canopy. Opened at 500' above the ground. > > Bill Page > boliverp...@bellsouth.net > > Accidentally fired the BRS? Is that like accidentally getting pregnant? > ; ) According to BRS the unit will not fire "accidentally" It is a > deliberate two step action, that requires unlocking the chute and > vigorously pulling the handle. > > Glad he survived. > > > Ron Smith > Kr2ssxl > Cypress Ca U.S.A. > mercedesm...@yahoo.com > http://ronsmith.myphotoalbum.com/albums.php > > --------------------------------- > Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. > _______________________________________ > 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 >
