Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 10:41:51 -0500 (EST)
From: Jeffery Peterson <jbp@fire.phys.cmu.edu>
To: Lancair <lancair.list@olsusa.com>
Subject: recovery parachute.
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> It isn't advertised, therefore, few people realize that using a BMRS is
> a guaranteed destruction of your airplane.  The plane comes down so fast
> and nose-low that it fairly crushes in front thus protecting the
> passenger compartment and its occupants (I would worry about any header
> tank rupture).

I often fly across over 100 mile tracts of wooded Allegheny mountains. On
VFR days I look down and just cant imagine where I could survivably land,
engine out. Then I fly the same route in 0 ceiling IFR, at night.  I
believe that if my engine failed on one of these flights a BRS system
would save my life.


I am pretty sure the BRS system for the 152 would work. I would run a
pair of kevlar cables down and around the wing spar to hold up the plane.

I asked BRS if they would sell me a system to try in the LNC2 but they
refused!


Jeff Peterson
LNC2 80%


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