Connie Crash Test
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 5:35 amSimviation Forums
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Connie Crash Test
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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 5:35 am
Re: Connie Crash Test
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 7:53 amWouldn't be that bad if you were sitting in the cockpit it seems. :o
Re: Connie Crash Test
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 8:57 amActually, that video was not a crash test, it was a test designed to see which fuel tanks ruptured first/worst so that a company could try to develop a method for stopping fuel leaks in a crash (hence the coloured water ;))
They filled each tank with a different colour dye, and observed the results. I believe the connie was testing KEVLAR liners. As you can see they didn't work too well ;D
They filled each tank with a different colour dye, and observed the results. I believe the connie was testing KEVLAR liners. As you can see they didn't work too well ;D
Re: Connie Crash Test
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 2:33 pm[quote]Actually, that video was not a crash test, it was a test designed to see which fuel tanks ruptured first/worst so that a company could try to develop a method for stopping fuel leaks in a crash (hence the coloured water
Re: Connie Crash Test
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 6:05 pm
Not the Connie, anything but the Connie!