I see what you mean, but without the pilot in the seat, wouldn't the CG
would be much farther forward. You would be essentially lifting just the
tail, wing and remaining fuel (maybe 200-300 lbs.) as you leverage the
plane on its nose. When I was young I was never able to benchpress 200
lbs. but Even today I am sure I could squat 300 lbs.
It might, however, be a tight squeeze in the cockpit to put you feet up or
rather down onto the canopy to get a good push, especially if you were
injured.
David Koelzer
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From: Patrick Panzera [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 1998 9:36 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: DFLY: Canopy & emergency exit
David Koelzer wrote:
> With the DragonFly as light as it is, in the event of a flip over, how
hard
> would it be to release your seatbelt and canopy latch, flip over with
your
> feet on the canopy and your hands in the seat bottom and just stand up?
If I follow right, you would be trying to lift the DF at it's CG, and
all it's remailing gross weight would be working against you.
Pat
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