Put the drill at 88fps and 35lbs. Cloth seat.
On Sep 29, 2016 11:44 AM, "Bill Prince" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Can't put more into it than it has to begin with. If the truck is going 88
> fps, and runs into an impenetrable barrier (brick wall would be close), and
> "instantly" stopped. The drill bit "might" continue at that 88 fps. It
> can't go faster than that.
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> bp
> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
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> On 9/29/2016 9:39 AM, Josh Reynolds wrote:
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> Add in the G force of near instantaneous deceleration...
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> On Sep 29, 2016 11:30 AM, "Bill Prince" <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> That sounds like an urban myth. It would take near-ballistic speeds (~~
>> 600-1000 fps) to drive a drill bit like that.
>>
>> Driving a truck into a brick wall at 60 MPH, would only get you ~~ 88 fps.
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>> bp
>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
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>> On 9/29/2016 8:35 AM, Adam Moffett wrote:
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>> I didn't see it personally, but I'm told a guy here crashed an F-150 and
>> the drill with 18" bit on it flew forward from the back of the cab and the
>> drill bit poked right through the front seat. Missed him by inches.
>>
>> I imagine the seat slowed it down enough that it wouldn't have killed
>> him, but still...
>>
>>
>> ------ Original Message ------
>> From: "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]>
>> To: [email protected]
>> Sent: 9/28/2016 7:11:46 PM
>> Subject: [AFMUG] cargo van partition/bulkhead question
>>
>>
>> Is there any legal or insurance requirement to have one of these? I hate
>> them, and while I understand they are to prevent decapitation by a flying
>> object from the cargo area, I can’t recall ever having such a flying object.
>>
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>> I like having a rear window on the van for visibility, and even with a
>> backup camera and sideview mirrors, being able to see out the back is nice.
>>
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>> Are there other advantages to them? I guess the AC and heater might work
>> better if isolated from the cargo space. I’ve seen claims it makes the
>> cabin quieter, but anytime I’ve driven a van with a partition, there has
>> been an annoying rattle from the door to the back. I could maybe see if
>> you could put some shelving units up against the back of the partition.
>> That might even make a van with dual sliding side doors viable.
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