In a message dated 10/27/02 6:43:37 AM Eastern Standard Time,
ddahlgren@snet.net writes:
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>
>
> This is something that i talked to Bob Stroud about this summer in detail.
> His
> answer is that it would not work. I was told it was too big too heavy and
> really
> did not describe the problem. He did seem very sincere and we talked about
> it
> for about a half hour or so. I had only asked that if i made a prototype
> and it
> wa tested and proved successful that i ended up on the patent if it was
> patenable and got some financial consideration in the sales of them which i
> suspect would be very limited. To me this was on of the most simple and
> elegant
> answers to the problem. It is the same way you can catch a 1000 fish on 100
> lb
> line... A big reel with a drag on it to absorb the energy and keep the
> forces
> manageable. At this point i am ready to do two things with the idea. Either
> work
> with another company which is preferred for insurance and liability issues
> or
> second put it in the public domain which is in my mind the more noble and
> honorable thing to do if it helps people in the LSR world.... My real
> question
> as well is how do/did they stop the jet and rocket cars that are heavier
> and
> faster??
>
> Dave
Dave, What type of "rope" did the Fulton Sky Hook use? I think they were
designed and built here in Connecticut. They must have some spring in them to
yank a guy off the ground and real him into a plane. Bob on the other side of
the state.
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