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Hey Lynn;
Who makes those kits to change the canopy hinging. After all of this discussion, we are considering it. Also looking into Halon fire suppression system for firewall forward.
Greg Ward
Lancair N178RG 20B in progress
----- Original Message ----- From: "farnsworth" <farnsworth@charter.net>
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 5:41 AM
Subject: [LML] Re: Legacy Crash Watsonville?
Skip,
You asked:
"Is it possible to bail out of a Legacy (or 360) with a forward hinged
canopy?"
During flight the largest force keeping the canopy from being opened is the
air pressure created by forward airspeed. What would happen to the air
pressure if the forward airspeed was reduced or actually zero?
In answer your original question, I suggest to you that is would be possible
at very low or zero airspeed. Just pull up into a steep climb, reduce the
airspeed and just before the plane stops going up, push the canopy up and
step over the side.
Or, perhaps you might use negative "G" to help exit the aircraft.
But of course my Legacy has an aft mounted canopy so all I have to do is
unlock it and I will be able to exit.
Regards,
Lynn
Since an airframe parachute option is not an OPTION on a Legacy, he had
two
other options that may have allowed him to survive:
1. Wear a personal parachute
2. Install a feathering prop
I have both of those options with my Legacy. The prop is counterweighted
and
so will feather with loss of oil pressure.
Lynn Farnsworth
Super Legacy #235
TSIO-550 Powered
Race #44
Mmo .6 Mach
Feathering Prop
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