Friday 2010-08-13 Dev. update and Discussions

zapatista · #1 08-15-2010, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by SlipBall

I asked this question but never got an answer...It would be cool to land between two trees, the wings to absorb the energy of the crash...just like you are taught in flight school

interesting comment, i never thought that might be a good way to reduce energy of a "crash in progress"

tourmaline · #2 08-15-2010, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by zapatista

interesting comment, i never thought that might be a good way to reduce energy of a "crash in progress"

They do, the wings hit the trees and absorb most of the energy and fall or rip off, the rest of the fuselage will stop quite quickely...

it's much better then actually hitting the tree with the fuselage, LOL.

Hoverbug · #3 08-15-2010, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by zapatista

interesting comment, i never thought that might be a good way to reduce energy of a "crash in progress"

I've done it for real and wouldn't want to do it again, though I got out without a scratch (the 150 was a total loss though). Wing spars are pretty tough, so when they flex they can absorb a considerable amount of energy. The real trick is picking two trees that don't have another tree right behind them...

proton45 · #4 08-15-2010, 03:14 PM

another beautiful update....thanks to the team

SlipBall · #5 08-15-2010, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoverbug

I've done it for real and wouldn't want to do it again, though I got out without a scratch (the 150 was a total loss though). Wing spars are pretty tough, so when they flex they can absorb a considerable amount of energy. The real trick is picking two trees that don't have another tree right behind them...

Wow, happy to hear that you were untouched. That must have been a very violent experience, good that you used your wits. Care to share the details that lead to the forced ditch?

Hoverbug · #6 08-15-2010, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SlipBall

Wow, happy to hear that you were untouched. That must have been a very violent experience, good that you used your wits. Care to share the details that lead to the forced ditch?

Carb icing leading to a forced landing. I actually aimed for a gap between trees hoping to miss them both, but clipped one wing, losing 18" of wing and snapping the aileron cables (and ripping off half the aileron). The plane rolled with the damaged wing striking the ground and absorbing most of the energy. It could easily have been much worse or much better (having not hit the one tree at all).