Did anyone watch the premeire tonite on the Discovery Channel? What did you think of it.
*Spoiler*
I don't think the arrester bed is plausible. They tried to stop a car and that failed. They tried to stop a bus and it went into "oncoming traffic."
The only reason it worked for the plane was because of the planes speed, the size of the wheels in comparison to the plane, the positioning of the plane and the weight of the plane. All of the force was to the front wheels and that forced it into the ground. It didnt work for the cars because the car because the weight was transferred between all of the wheels. What do you think? What should be used instead if you had to invent something. I still say what they use in Nascar, foam padding between the concrete walls to reduce the impact speed.
*Spoiler*
I don't think the arrester bed is plausible. They tried to stop a car and that failed. They tried to stop a bus and it went into "oncoming traffic."
The only reason it worked for the plane was because of the planes speed, the size of the wheels in comparison to the plane, the positioning of the plane and the weight of the plane. All of the force was to the front wheels and that forced it into the ground. It didnt work for the cars because the car because the weight was transferred between all of the wheels. What do you think? What should be used instead if you had to invent something. I still say what they use in Nascar, foam padding between the concrete walls to reduce the impact speed.