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1. Parachute (score: 1)
Author: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 10:57:18 -0600
I had a discussion with Bob "Grib" the other day about what his thoughts were in relation to his incident at maxton. This is the third time for him to leave the race course. The first without any kin
/html/land-speed/2000-11/msg00163.html (8,408 bytes)

2. Re: Parachute (score: 1)
Author: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2000 10:09:57 -0800
We have discussed the chute scenario before. In my opinion the troubled shut downs with chute deployment come fro two issues, tow lines too short and mountings too low. The chute manufactures can sh
/html/land-speed/2000-11/msg00165.html (9,296 bytes)

3. Re: Parachute (score: 1)
Author: FastmetalBDF@aol.com
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:25:10 EST
Keith, could the head wind that was reported at this meet have been least a contributing factor in Bob' s car going off course ...... especially if some gusts of wind were not directly head on, but a
/html/land-speed/2000-11/msg00166.html (9,121 bytes)

4. Re: Parachute (score: 1)
Author: Joe Timney <joetimney@dol.net>
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2000 16:51:23 +0000
I had a half hour dicussion with Bob Stroud Tuesday Morning concerning our chute experiences. He said that working with Vesco and Joe Law has been enlighening and he has gained an apprication of LSR
/html/land-speed/2000-11/msg00170.html (9,059 bytes)

5. Re: Parachute (score: 1)
Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2000 18:14:35 -0800
This braking parachute question always leaves me wondering why the drag racers can slow from 300 mph passes with a parachute time after time without very many incidents. What is the big difference i
/html/land-speed/2000-11/msg00172.html (8,797 bytes)

6. Re: Parachute (score: 1)
Author: Joe Amo <jkamo@rapidnet.com>
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2000 21:32:53 -0700
""Keith Turk ( Yeah Brad and I were hashing this out last night ... it's an No offense Keith but slowing down the camaro may be easier than for some of the other cars simply based on aero's, a brick
/html/land-speed/2000-11/msg00175.html (10,346 bytes)

7. Re: Parachute (score: 1)
Author: "The Backus's" <34ford@email.msn.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 07:37:23 -0500
Wester, in the 70's most of us had the tether mount a bit too high (behind the drivers shoulders on a "front motor" car) and it would often try to lift the front wheels when the chute opened. It make
/html/land-speed/2000-11/msg00179.html (10,155 bytes)

8. Re: Parachute (score: 1)
Author: DOUG ODOM <popms@thegrid.net>
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 07:16:10 -0800
Wes; My $.02 worth. The big difference between drag cars and LSR cars is the size of the tire you have on the ground and the weight of the car. I don't know of many drag cars that run 7 or 8 hundred
/html/land-speed/2000-11/msg00180.html (9,929 bytes)

9. Re: Parachute (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@qnet.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 07:50:57 -0800
The chute when it blossoms is in a "reefed" condition. A line holds the shroud lines close together where they connect to the canopy. After a delay this line is cut and the chute opens fully. This t
/html/land-speed/2000-11/msg00185.html (10,917 bytes)

10. Re: Parachute (score: 1)
Author: DOUG ODOM <popms@thegrid.net>
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 08:04:11 -0800
Jim; Would that system (reefed) work on a LSR vehicle? If so why is it not being used? Doug
/html/land-speed/2000-11/msg00187.html (11,598 bytes)

11. Re: Parachute (score: 1)
Author: Glen Barrett <speedtimer@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 08:18:47 -0800
Hi List Last tuesday night this drag chute issue came up again on the chat line. As a person that see's every run on the dry lakes and at Bonneville from my seat in the timing trailer I would once ag
/html/land-speed/2000-11/msg00188.html (14,945 bytes)

12. Re: Parachute (score: 1)
Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 10:03:28 -0800
That would seem to make lots of sense ... softening the jerk on the initial hit. LSR cars don't have the luxury of lots of storage space for longer tethers but the stretch on the line could be a sho
/html/land-speed/2000-11/msg00189.html (8,913 bytes)

13. Re: Parachute (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@qnet.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 17:25:20 -0800
I think the problem is one of implementation. Reefer cutters used in the military/aerospace are pyrotechnic devises that are built with a predetermined delay. The right delay is achieved by lots of
/html/land-speed/2000-11/msg00197.html (13,064 bytes)

14. Re: Parachute (score: 1)
Author: "Gary/Ellen Wilkinson" <dan.w@mindspring.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 18:34:10 -0700
Couldn't help it a few years back Vesco's experimented with a rocket launching their parachute. I don't remember all the "testing incidents" but they did get the radiator in the push truck at one mee
/html/land-speed/2000-11/msg00199.html (14,479 bytes)

15. Re: Parachute (score: 1)
Author: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 17:45:33 -0800
Obviously there are many factors that determine what is needed in a parachute. My first chute was a military surplus 16 ft. ring slot. Worked real well on our roadster at speeds from 150 to 200 MPH.
/html/land-speed/2000-11/msg00200.html (13,306 bytes)

16. Re: Parachute (score: 1)
Author: "Nafzger" <nafzger@vtc.net>
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 19:34:12 -0700
Hello Wes, Again I'm no expert but I think the big difference is those dragsters have probably several thousand puonds of downforce at 300+ and the chute deployment is unable to upset them like it do
/html/land-speed/2000-11/msg00201.html (10,302 bytes)

17. Re: Parachute (score: 1)
Author: "The Backus's" <34ford@email.msn.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 21:16:59 -0500
'Couldn't help but get back in, I agree, Diest or one of the safety suppliers would have all the answers, but this is fun ain't it? The last car we ran was an A/Fuel dragster, 200+ in 7 seconds, it h
/html/land-speed/2000-11/msg00202.html (11,804 bytes)

18. Re: Parachute (score: 1)
Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 20:13:55 -0800
One of the things that has disturbed me has been seeing the main tether snap and leave the canopy fully deployed but just staying there. In that case the size of the chute and vehicle speed determin
/html/land-speed/2000-11/msg00204.html (10,686 bytes)

19. Re: Parachute (score: 1)
Author: "Rick Byrnes" <rick@rbmotorsports.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 22:20:57 -0500
Boy Glen, Words of wisdom on this subject at just the right time. I'm one of those guys that had a chute NOT deploy one time, during my entry into the spin out club. Probably pretty lucky. The failur
/html/land-speed/2000-11/msg00205.html (11,314 bytes)

20. Re: Parachute (score: 1)
Author: "Nafzger" <nafzger@vtc.net>
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 22:29:22 -0700
I may be wrong, so check me out but I believe Ed Tradup used a Kevlar towline a few years back and had failures with it because it lacked the shock absorbing qualities of a PROPER nylon tow line. I
/html/land-speed/2000-11/msg00207.html (12,063 bytes)

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