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Forum: Private Flying

8th Apr 2020, 19:17

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Cirrus descent rate under parachute less with wind?

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Posted By Fl1ingfrog

pilotmike your letting your angst overwhelm you....

pilotmike your letting your angst overwhelm you. Of course there is an angle of attack and a relative airflow when descending under a parachute. If not you will not be descending.but simply going...

Forum: Private Flying

5th Apr 2020, 10:54

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Cirrus descent rate under parachute less with wind?

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Posted By Fl1ingfrog

"So you don't reduce the impact force - you...

"So you don't reduce the impact force - you increase it. As you say in your second statement."

This is of course is true but how the impact is absorbed is important.

I attended a short course...

Forum: Private Flying

3rd Apr 2020, 15:16

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Cirrus descent rate under parachute less with wind?

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Posted By Fl1ingfrog

Megan I made my point because of your statement...

Megan I made my point because of your statement above. The speed over the ground is not really the issue,, but the force on arrival applied to terra firma is of utmost importance is you wish to...

Forum: Private Flying

3rd Apr 2020, 09:57

Replies: 70

Cirrus descent rate under parachute less with wind?

Views: 12,932

Posted By Fl1ingfrog

oggers, where does the increase in force come...

oggers, where does the increase in force come from? Surely your triangle of forces shows a decrease in the vertical impact and therefore must increase the horizontal force impact: i.e. the dry stone...

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