Galaxy Chute Aft of Firewall?

[maxmirot]

Originally Posted by rocketman1988

"...Sometimes we just have to be okay designing to mitigate risk vs having a certainty that there is no risk at all though..."

The only way to have no risk at all, in an airplane, is to not fly...of course, you could be getting out of bed, step on a Lego, fall and break something...

The other consideration in engineering a chute system for an untested aircraft, is unintended consequences. I am guessing that there isn't going to be many engineers out there that would sign off on a chute system without actually testing it.


"...Anyone try adding the air bag seat belts to an RV ?..."

Again, this really isn't an area for TLAR engineering. Van wrote a great article years ago about "simply" adding inertia reels to the shoulder harnesses. I seem to recall that instead of saving your life, those "simple" changes could actually create more problems...

What is TLAR engineering ?
I would like to read the Vans article if you can point me in the right direction on the web site.

Thanks

[maxmirot]

Looks like a nice installation.

A couple of questions.
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How much does the system weight?

What did cost?

The second image shows the wing root fairing.
The aft cables are hidden here?

Will the rocket blast go into your feet or is it fully contained in a launch tube.

I someone suggested it could be bomb on impact.
Can this happen or is the fuel inert or non flammable without an igniter system?

Explain the routing of the front cables. Are just coming through the single hole from the firewall forward area.

Thanks

Max

[daveyator]

TLAR…that looks about right.
Cheers, DaveH

[maxmirot]

Originally Posted by daveyator

TLAR…that looks about right.
Cheers, DaveH

Experimental aircraft and TLAR often start out hand in hand