Ok, I will send a photo to your e-mail. Regards!
Thanks! I got the photo. Very interesting. Thanks again
Ok, I will send a photo to your e-mail. Regards!
Cost is ... about a 50lb hit on useful load.
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Canadian-JOY, that's a very valid point. With the seats being (essentially) on top of the spar / carry-through structure in the 6s/7s/9s), there is very little room (just a few inches of seat cushion) for energy absorption. Might the 8 or 14 be a better contender; I think the 8 has much thicker seat cushions? Of course, routing the lines to the '4-corners' would also pose some challenges. Presumably, they'd run on the exterior of the skin covered with fiberglass fairings of sorts.
Frankly, I think Van's missed the boat in this regard with the 12 & 14. You folks likely read the recent article about the positive trend with Cirrus CAPs deployments. It's difficult to argue against a properly designed and utilized BRS system. In my case, the lack of a BRS offering may drive me away from taking on another RV project.
Not to beat the proverbial dead horse here, but any additional technical insight regarding the energy absorption requirements and methods to mitigate spinal compression (or other probable injuries) would be much appreciated.
I humbly suggest that if you get the point of relying on the thickness of your seat cushion for protection you are VSF (Very Severely ---well you can figure out the rest)!