impact_velocity

[Lynndel Humphreys]

http://www.caib.us/news/documents/impact_velocity.pdf
--Due to a large drag force (an average
of about 250 lbf), the debris slowed down to about 1500 fps in about 0.161
seconds, striking the
wing at a relative speed near 800 fps.


INHO the wing struck the foam. The wing was undergoing the accelerating.
But would it matter in the system whether the car hit the tree or the tree
hit the car? (omly if the tree had a rotating center of mass)






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[Brian Gaff]

"Lynndel Humphreys" > wrote in message
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| http://www.caib.us/news/documents/impact_velocity.pdf
| --Due to a large drag force (an average
| of about 250 lbf), the debris slowed down to about 1500 fps in about 0.161
| seconds, striking the
| wing at a relative speed near 800 fps.
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| INHO the wing struck the foam. The wing was undergoing the accelerating.
| But would it matter in the system whether the car hit the tree or the tree
| hit the car? (omly if the tree had a rotating center of mass)
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What about the slipstream from the forward motion of the wing though, would
this tend to retain damaged pieces or eject them. if the latter, then why
did nobody see that?

Brian

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