JeffD 0 #1 July 30, 2003 Well at least they are testing aircraft realistically. http://www.msnbc.com/news/946048.asp?0cv=CB10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #2 July 30, 2003 I hope they didn't just lift it 30 feet and dropped it. An aircraft is practically never moving straight down, there's always some horizontal velocity. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflydrew 0 #4 July 30, 2003 "...The final velocity of the plane at impact was 30 feet per second. The vertical drop was designed to simulate the sort of crash that can occur on takeoffs or landings..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #5 July 30, 2003 Mental note: do not read exact figures when dosed up on cough medicine -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #6 July 30, 2003 QuoteThe test was designed to assess how the fuselage behaves in a severe crash. The test was performed at the FAA’s William J. Hughes Technical Center in Egg Harbor, N.J. Anybody else find it amusing that tests of fuselage strength are performed at Egg Harbor??? My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
