Why not use an artificial horizon meter from an old airplane. This would
tell you when you are in level upright condition?
mayf
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Odom" <popms@thegrid.net>
To: "Waldron, James" <James.Waldron@CWUSA.COM>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: Motorcycle streamliners that fell over ...
> Jim, After having talked to Vance Breeze a couple of years ago
and
> having sat ( laid down) in his M/C liner I can tell you what one of the
problems
> seems to be. It is very hard for your body/mind to realize how far tipped
to the
> side you are when you are laying on your back looking just over your toes.
The
> horizon is just to hard to see. Lay on the floor on your back and roll
over 45
> deg. and your brain thinks everything is fine. Now sit in a chair and try
it and
> you know your going to fall over. Vance was going to try and figure how
to use
> something like a gyro to help know when it was tipping to the side. He
has
> never had the time to work it out.
> Doug Odom in big ditch ( 65 deg. )
>
> "
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