seat belts and restraints

Bill Daniels wrote:

"Eric Greenwell" wrote in message

A "work around" I use is to press my body up against the belts. This
tends to reduce the "overshooting" that occurs when you are thrown
against the belts by negative G's, and reduces or eliminates the impact
with the canopy.


So, what about the idea of a pair of short, say 8", padded arms that rotate
down over each shoulder and latch in place? That would prevent the upper
body from rising and the head from snapping sideways. The latches would
release and the arms spring back when the canopy was opened.

Perhaps fixed arms could be on the canopy frame, so they would rise with
the canopy without any complications.

Another possibility would be a modified or removed seat back that would
give you more distance from your head to the canopy.

Any of these things would need careful design to ensure they don't make
other situations, like a crash, much worse.

Or maybe it's time for a different glider with a larger cockpit, or more
flexible wings!

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Eric Greenwell
Washington State
USA