![]() |
If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#18
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On Sunday, July 1, 2018 at 4:00:18 PM UTC-5, Dave Walsh wrote:
At 19:04 30 June 2018, Mike Schumann wrote: On Saturday, June 30, 2018 at 1:45:05 PM UTC-5, Dave Walsh wrote: At 14:33 30 June 2018, Dan Marotta wrote: To me the major advantages of a BRS over a personal=20 parachute are the=20 speed and certainty of deployment.=C2=A0 Of course either=20 system may fail or=20 malfunction, but with the BRS, you lose the difficulty of=20 getting out=20 into space and deploying at in unfavorable position. Simply=20 pull the=20 handle and enjoy the ride. But, upon landing in a windy situation, you run the very=20 real risk of=20 being killed in a tumbling, disintegrating wreck being=20 dragged along the=20 ground.=C2=A0 Is there a jettison capability that could be armed=20 by the=20 sudden deceleration of landing?=C2=A0 Perhaps an automatic=20 jettison?=C2=A0 Might=20 that malfunction at 500' and give you a last thrilling ride? On 6/29/2018 10:49 PM, Charlie Quebec wrote: Beacause floating around out of control under a=20 parachute is safer? BRS sounds good, but in practice I would prefer a=20 personal chute every time. --=20 Dan, 5J Of course you could be struck by lightening as you descend=20 under your BRS canopy but has anyone ever died being=20 "dragged along the ground" after a successful BRS escape? Plenty have died following a conventional parachute mal- function. The bottom line is that BRS will work at a lower height but is=20 hardly available in any common sailplane on sale today. Retro fitting a BRS to an EASA sailplane would be a=20 expensive, possibly impossible, task. With ultra-light=20 sailplanes it's different. The other major problem, as clearly explained on DG's=20 website, is that "safety does not sell sailplanes". The=20 majority of DG sailplanes sold were NOT equipped with the=20 NOAH system: the new buyers simply did not order the=20 NOAH system. Even if BRS was available today how many=20 buyers would buy it? Dave W If a BRS system were available factory installed at a reasonable price, I s= uspect that a very large percentage of buyers would sign up. It's a huge s= elling point if you are trying to get the OK from your spouse to upgrade to= a new glider. =20 Offering a BRS system standard on all of their airplanes is probably the #1= reason that Cirrus is now the largest piston engine aircraft manufacturer = in the world. Yes you're probably quite right about the Cirrus BUT in a Cirrus you might well have wife and kids along for the ride. The fact remains that the majority of DG customers do not specify the NOAH system; it's actually relatively cheap compared to the new cost of a DG808C or DG1000x. Why is that? Dave W Maybe people think that the NOAH system is a half baked solution. Cirrus and Phoenix think that BRS systems are important enough that they make them standard and a significant part of their marketing. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
![]() |
||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Air exit vent with engine box? | [email protected] | Soaring | 5 | December 8th 15 04:14 AM |
An elegant exit | Frank Whiteley | Soaring | 2 | May 15th 09 02:28 PM |
Accident report - PDA's can restrict emergency exit | Ramy | Soaring | 21 | December 31st 06 05:45 PM |
How do you exit a F-22 cockpit? | John Dallman | Naval Aviation | 1 | May 28th 06 02:51 PM |
How do you exit a F-22 cockpit? | Mike | Naval Aviation | 11 | May 25th 06 08:01 PM |