X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:19:17 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [64.12.137.3] (HELO imo-m22.mail.aol.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.11) with ESMTP id 2266067 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:42:09 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.3; envelope-from=MikeEasley@aol.com Received: from MikeEasley@aol.com by imo-m22.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.2.) id q.c74.144f54e6 (29678) for ; Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:41:27 -0400 (EDT) From: MikeEasley@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:41:27 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Apologies to the farmer's daughter X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1187264487" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5373 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1187264487 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Does anybody know how to adjust the FPM number for altitude? I'm assuming that the parachute would descend slower at sea level than 5,000 feet. I still think the real issue on the Evolution is that the chute would rip from the airframe at high speeds and you would end up descending much faster than 1,500 FPM. BRS has a list of possible situations where the chute would be deployed and most of them would not allow control of the aircraft to slow it down before deployment. Why not install two parachutes, one to slow the plane down, and the big one to get you down safely! Mike Easley Colorado Springs ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour -------------------------------1187264487 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Does anybody know how to adjust the FPM number for altitude?  I'm=20 assuming that the parachute would descend slower at sea level than 5,000=20 feet.
 
I still think the real issue on the Evolution is that the chute would r= ip=20 from the airframe at high speeds and you would end up descending much faster= =20 than 1,500 FPM.  BRS has a list of possible situations where the chute=20 would be deployed and most of them would not allow control of the aircraft t= o=20 slow it down before deployment.  Why not install two parachutes, one to= =20 slow the plane down, and the big one to get you down safely!
 
Mike Easley
Colorado Springs



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