I know this is a topic many of us don't like to think of as we spend insane amounts of time and money building an airplane like the RV-10... But have you given thought to egressing this thing with its gull doors following a rough off-airport landing where you are relatively unharmed physically but end up inverted?
As we know, any off airport landing is rare. But of those that happen on to rough or soft terrain, coming to rest inverted is statistically significant enough that I ask the question when I think of the doors we have on this thing. How do you get out of an RV-10 when it is on it's back and the doors unlatch but can't be moved nearly enough to get out?
Previous GA aircraft I've flown all have forward hinged doors or side window emergency latches that allow egress if the main door cannot be opened. On the RV-10, will the adhesives used for the windows allow for them to be pushed out? Is there a mod for the hinge pins that allow them to be removed in a situation like that?
I'm sure I'm not the only guy that thinks of the "what if" and I'm curious what ideas others have come up with.
Jeremy
As we know, any off airport landing is rare. But of those that happen on to rough or soft terrain, coming to rest inverted is statistically significant enough that I ask the question when I think of the doors we have on this thing. How do you get out of an RV-10 when it is on it's back and the doors unlatch but can't be moved nearly enough to get out?
Previous GA aircraft I've flown all have forward hinged doors or side window emergency latches that allow egress if the main door cannot be opened. On the RV-10, will the adhesives used for the windows allow for them to be pushed out? Is there a mod for the hinge pins that allow them to be removed in a situation like that?
I'm sure I'm not the only guy that thinks of the "what if" and I'm curious what ideas others have come up with.
Jeremy