US Hawks Hang Gliding Association • View topic - Safe-Splat

by **JoeF** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:33 am

Consider breastplates with graded foam and customized shape: http://tinyurl.com/BreastplateIMAGES

by **JoeF** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 6:39 pm

What might be borrowed for hang gliding?

by **miguel** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 9:36 am

The more I look at them, the more I think they were braking devices. Lower the nose with the elevator and generate braking force.

by **JoeF** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:44 am

Good point.
1. Braking
2. Preventing propeller from touching ground
3. Anti-whack

by **JoeF** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:51 pm

Mini-me:

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Last moment thruster?
http://www.dreamscience-propulsion.co.u ... sters.html
http://tinyurl.com/ThrusterFORfinalMOMENT :?:

by **JoeF** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 9:44 pm

Perhaps something here:

by **JoeF** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 9:26 pm

The rig shown may be very snaggy relative to the ground.
Welcome TomS to the 5s society at SHGA
http://www.shga.com/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3456&highlight= :clap:

Sylmar Senior Senile Soaring Society
may be a fertile arena for Safe-Splat designing.

by **JoeF** » Sat Aug 11, 2012 8:46 am

Hey Hey Sam! Thanks for the lead and idea direction.
http://youtu.be/JJQ4SB5v7YU
"Just have a good landing!" ... narrator.
The keel stinger as a flexing device and perhaps landing shock absorber may have been explored carefully; I do not have references yet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_absorber
But the patents have special parachute-landing boots that are for taking up landing shocks, etc.
The idea of high flare and drop into tripodal shock-aborbing legs (keel could be one leg) might be explored for niche HG purposes.
I will keep a lookout for such Safe-Splat devices.
Thanks, Sam,

Lift,
Joe
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