| claycookiemonster |
04-26-2014 12:52 PM |
Things don't always go as planned...
Finding a way to carry and release bags of flour or even Estes rockets is fun to contemplate, no doubt it'll be done. It's worth remembering that surprisingly, things don't always fall to earth, at least not initially:
http://www.military.com/video/milita...1000788900001/
The moment of interest is at about 0:30 into the recording.
1. The most important aspect of using gravity weapons for fun is to ensure they stay with you without fail throughout all possible flight regimes (spins, stalls, full rudder deflection yaw rates and hard landings, because you never know) until you tell them to go away.
2. The second most important aspect of carrying bombs for fun is to make sure they ABSOLUTELY AND POSITIVELY go away when you tell them to. A "hung" bag of flour probably won't be an issue, however a "hung fire" rocket (if someone goes there) would be a hazard to ground personal if you return in that state. Also, referencing the video, who knows what other issues could arise from a flour "bomb" stuck in your bomb bay.
This is where all the safeties and circuits and red/green lights and Master Arm Switches come from on military aircraft: knowing what you've got and knowing FOR SURE when you don't have it anymore.
Getting your "bombs" to hit the target is the least of your worries, plus that's the really fun part requiring hours and hours of practice and generating tall tales and outright lies; but only after you've got #'s 1 and 2 nailed down.
I really hope someone, or many ones get working on this. Nothing more fun than a Bomb Comp!
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