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keyesmp(at)yahoo.com
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 Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:12 am Post subject: bailing out! |
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I have had the same thought about egress from a Zodiac in the case of a water landing. Most water ditching in wheeled planes flips the plane upside down. How would someone open the canapy with the full force of water against it after just being turned on one' s head? Who would be willing to wait for the plane to slowly fill with water while sinking to try to get the canapy open. I wonder if a slider mod would solve both questions and be worth the weight and added complications?
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ashontz
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:19 am Post subject: Re: bailing out! |
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More good reasons to go with a gull-wing canopy.
[quote="keyesmp(at)yahoo.com"]I have had the same thought about egress from a Zodiac in the case of a water landing. Most water ditching in wheeled planes flips the plane upside down. How would someone open the canapy with the full force of water against it after just being turned on one' s head? Who would be willing to wait for the plane to slowly fill with water while sinking to try to get the canapy open. I wonder if a slider mod would solve both questions and be worth the weight and added complications?
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bryanmmartin
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:21 am Post subject: bailing out! |
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http://www.equipped.org/ditchingmyths.htm
According to this article, there's no evidence that most wheeled
aircraft flip over during a ditching. In any case, the canopy latch
should be released before impact. As long as the airplane is moving
through the air, the canopy will not close on it's own. I suspect
that the impact with the water will cause the canopy to flip wide
open if it's already unlatched. I also carry a tool in the cabin that
I can use to break the canopy to escape, just in case. The article
also states that the successful egress rate is over 90% for small
aircraft ditchings. Getting out of the airplane is one thing,
surviving in the water afterwards is another.
On Apr 4, 2007, at 4:10 AM, Matt Keyes wrote:
| Quote: | I have had the same thought about egress from a Zodiac in the case
of a water landing. Most water ditching in wheeled planes flips
the plane upside down. How would someone open the canapy with the
full force of water against it after just being turned on one' s
head? Who would be willing to wait for the plane to slowly fill
with water while sinking to try to get the canapy open. I wonder
if a slider mod would solve both questions and be worth the weight
and added complications?
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N61BM, CH 601 XL,
RAM Subaru, Stratus redrive.
do not archive.
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