On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 01:36:45 +0100, Andreas Maurer
wrote:

A better solution than a BRS?
Soteira by Akaflieg Darmstadt - a rocket that pulles the pilot and his
parachute out of the glider. No speed limits, no g-load limits, low
probability to get tangled in a spinning glider. Zero-zero capability.


Andreas is a reliable source of rational opinions and solutions.
Here I just want to add a link to the Soteira system. Some partial
experiments have been successfully tested. If development goes on, it
might work safely from zero altitude and speed.
Please remember that up until now, a crash in a glider means that
most of the damage to the pilot is created by the mass of the glider
_behind the pilot_.

http://www.akaflieg.tu-darmstadt.de/...onsprinzip.php

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