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July 18th 12, 03:58 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
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The world-record BD5
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Paul Saccani wrote:
On Sat, 14 Jul 2012 13:53:11 -0700 (PDT),
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My limited experience with them is that they have unpleasant handling
and occupants do not fare well in a forced landing, even on an
airfield.
I would suggest that you provide some crushable structure under the
seat. =A0In a gear up landing, there is strong tendency to back injuries
and paraplegia, which you don't want. =A0There is essentially no
distance between your backside and the ground when you land wheels up,
and the accelerations are quite great.
I don't think any landing issues are of concern to the owner of the kit in =
question.
That's a little mean spirited... **
Apparently so, Google groups has hidden the thread for abuse. Sensitive bunch, these Google people.
But there's ways around the boot of the geeks.
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