Kinda like a screen door Chain stop? Picturing something easy in my
mind.... only fancier?
K
----------
> From: Dave <ddahlgren@snet.net>
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Parachute lines
> Date: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 12:09 PM
>
> Thinking a little outside the box today.. I wonder if a
> spring and shock
> arrangement on a rocker system would soften the hit of the
> chute.. If
> you connect the chute line to a pull rod or rods and then go
> through a
> rocker arrangement you could push on a spring and shock
> (coil over type)
> and thereby take up the hit a lot softer. the same as
> driving with a
> solid suspension everything breaks or cracks from all the
> instantaneous
> loads. i see no reason why this could not work very
> effectively.. If
> you know the speed and mass of the car and the square ft. of
> the chute i
> would think that an appropriate spring rate and damping rate
> could be
> calculated so the chute does not just bang open and tear
> things up.
> Might even make some of the hard to handle cars a little
> smoother
> too.... I am open for further discussion on this.
> Dave Dahlgren
> sorry if this is a duplicate.. didn't show up on my system
> when i sent it.. Maybe that is a message that it is not a
> good idea.. LOL
|