On 29 May 2003, David Masten wrote:
> Having watched the Indy 500... I am wondering if a VTVL vehicle
> with engine out on (crash) landing can be designed to practically
> disintegrate while the crew/passenger compartment remains intact and the
> passengers walk away.
You're not the first one to come up with that idea. In principle it's
reasonable, given a design which puts the cabin on top (which is by no
means to be taken for granted -- Roton put it in the middle). Adding a
requirement for predictable crush behavior will not endear you to the guy
designing the tanks, however. :-)
Henry Spencer
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