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Old 15th Jul 2011, 01:14
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Ovation
 
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Hmmm, I'd be careful with "swivel mount safety tethers"

Ever seen what a seatbelt "Spinning in the breeze" can do you your airframe?

Not suggesting it's a bad idea, just make sure your tether is long enough to easily clear your aeroplane!
A spinning tethered object in the slipstream would do a lot of damage to whatever surface it was pounding against, probably punch a hole in a fabric surface, and possibly the same on a metal skin if the tether was long enough.

Too long a tether runs the risk of being wrapped around the air-frame and/or interfering/jamming a control surface.

Before anyone does it in an aircraft where life and limb are at risk, tether a loose camera to a car, preferably your own, drive at 160kph for 15 minutes and see what damage it does.
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