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anyone have a G meter to sell?
I'm looking for a G meter. Not for aerobatics, but for payout winch
launch loads. Ken San Jose, CA |
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ken ward wrote:
I'm looking for a G meter. Not for aerobatics, but for payout winch launch loads. I'm afraid an accelerometer be not able to measure launch loads... if th winch is pulling 5 g's down and the wings 6 g's up, it will read only 1 g... -- Denis R. Parce que ça rompt le cours normal de la conversation !!! Q. Pourquoi ne faut-il pas répondre au-dessus de la question ? |
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the loads during winchlaunch are relatively small (1 to 1.5 G max) and
vary in direction (forward during acceleration and almost down during the top of the launch. So if you want to know the forces involveld put a strain gage on the weaklink. A friend of mine has done these type of measurements. Results we 1 g (forward) during acceleration, then a large drop to +/- 0.5g and then a growth to roughly 1 g at the top of the launch. Hope it helps, but it still doesn't help you finding a g-meter :-) Diederik Denis wrote in message ... ken ward wrote: I'm looking for a G meter. Not for aerobatics, but for payout winch launch loads. I'm afraid an accelerometer be not able to measure launch loads... if th winch is pulling 5 g's down and the wings 6 g's up, it will read only 1 g... |
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I have one.
"ken ward" wrote in message ... I'm looking for a G meter. Not for aerobatics, but for payout winch launch loads. Ken San Jose, CA |
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