Some thought-provoking comments on seat design and making FFs safer in crashes from Colin Russell who, you may remember, recently crashed his Voyager at...
Paul Blezard
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Nov 1, 2005 3:35 pm
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Hi Paul I can see most of Colins points, and perhaps he needs to be aware that some are taking the matter of safety, very seriously. If he wants to have a look...
... I can't comment on the Optima seat, but the requirements for a HPV are somewhat different. They must not absorb too much of the rider's effort in the...
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PNB ... From: "Russell Colin <<<Why? oh why?use a Volvo seatback?? It weighs a ton, takes up 6 inches of scarce legroom/luggage room .... Try looking on a...
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Paul Blezard
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Nov 1, 2005 6:06 pm
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... Why on earth do they put the pilot so high up? What you want is http://www.ultralightnews.com/ssulbg/images/flyingflea2.jpg...
... Mari is away filming 'till the weekend. I'll ask her to do as full a translation as possible when she gets back - she definitely said it was by a chap...
Colin makes good points, but of course safety is relative, and the PTW starts from a very low base. If we look at the number of dropped Voyagers, at speeds...
... Royce cracked a rib after a 5mph drop in Sainsburys didn't he? The other thing to consider is how many injuries have been avoided by being in a FF? You...
Ian Kew <fjsrider@...> Tue, 1 Nov 2005 20:23:53 ... Foot box design on an FF is quite hard. I think on the Voyager there's some mechanical bits that...
I suppose the engine is high up to get ground clearance for the pusher prop and after you've done that the pilot's weight doesn't have much effect on the CoG....
Arthur, ... FYI. Sorbothane is designed to absorb impact shocks and then regain it's shape. I've known it used on seats in microlights might be useful on...
Paul, Interesting views, thank Russell for me. Regarding feet retainment, I'm still not clear of the advantages and disadvantages here having thought it...
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... Ah! This one? http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/6399 I must be suffering a brain failure, I distinctly thought I remembered a post...
Andy, ... If you pull negative G in a gyro where the airflow is down through the rotors there is nothing driving the rotors around. If the rotors slow down the...
snip ... I think being strapped in would be OK for a rider used to FFs. Similarly for significant lateral support. As you note, it is not needed to ride, but I...
snip ... Sorbothane might or might not have the right properties. It has (from my memory of playing with it nearly 20 years ago ) a very slow recovery rate, so...
IQ said: <<Ah! This one? http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/6399>> That's the one. <<heavy rain..... eventually leaving the bike at a...
Arthur, ... I actually had rally type bucket seats complete with integral 5 point belts in mind. Very light too, but a bit pricey and maybe not enough padding....
... Lateral restraint of the knees would also be a huge improvement in long-distance comfort for those of us in the stout-of-thigh category. I suspect this...
