Controlled Impact Demonstration

"Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager" (Nighthawkwill7) 04/21/2014 at 18:09 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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" !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! (FAA) conducted a joint program for the acquisition, demonstration, and validation of technology for the improvement of transport aircraft occupant crash survivability using a large, four-engine, remotely piloted transport airplane in a controlled impact demonstration (CID). The CID program was conducted at the Dryden Flight Research Facility of NASA !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! (Ames-Dryden), at !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , using a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! transport, and was completed in late 1984. The objectives of the CID program were to demonstrate a reduction of postcrash fire through the use of antimisting fuel, acquire transport crash structural data, and to demonstrate the effectiveness of existing improved seat-restraint and cabin structural systems."

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Blondude > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 04/21/2014 at 18:12

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Oh lawd jesus it's a fire!

ttyymmnn > Blondude 04/21/2014 at 18:16

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Ain't nobody got time fo dat!

Dusty Ventures > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 04/21/2014 at 18:51

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As shown the test went a bit tits-up when, instead of crashing level as planned, the left wing impacted first and dug in, rotating the plane

Simplify, then add beer > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 04/21/2014 at 21:15

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Looking at videos like this makes you realise the in flight safety demonstrations are of no use in most circumstances. Even if you land in a lakebed of pillows at that speed, you're still screwed.

f86sabre > Dusty Ventures 04/21/2014 at 21:33

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despite the flame it was still largely a success. The blades went through an engine or two and fuel that had the anti-mist separated burned. That helped the rest of the fuel burn. Temperatures from the fire were lower than would have been otherwise.

Aircraft crash worthiness as one of my interests when in school.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Simplify, then add beer 04/21/2014 at 23:04

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The inside of the cabin didn't burn. See F86sabre above. The test was mostly a success but the footage did a huge PR damage.