MS LIBERTY a Wild Weasel's belly tank

[Freud]

Spark.....Thanks for finding me.............

It helped a lot. You listen well.

FREUD

[SPARKY]

Doc---my pleasure in seeing you and getting the chance to "listen" to my elders---

[SPARKY]

Sum is posting the video that he shot at the T&T on his
 youtube channel 1fatgmc---lots of heat distortion but a pretty good idea what Ms Libberty is going to look like at speed---some more refinements and a bitchin paint job and she is going to be a mighty fine "DATE"

2 things: 
the salt was fairly wet but Ms Liberty doesn't seem to leave the air as active behind her as Ratical did.
  I sure hope that holds as I work the speeds up

In watching the chutes we have issues with the chute bags on the pilot chute tethers. I am going to call Stroud in the morning an let him evaluate what he sees and see if we have similar opinions.

[desotoman]

Sum is posting the video that he shot at the T&T on his
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scDFy296-N0&list=UUxFiJQoy2NEbltvkvT2q71g

Tom G.

[Sumner]

Sum is posting the video that he shot at the T&T on his
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scDFy296-N0&list=UUxFiJQoy2NEbltvkvT2q71g

Tom G.

Thanks Tom,  I also added his 196 mph 4th run this morning were it was decided to only deploy one chute.........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYP1qAi4OIY&index=1&list=UUxFiJQoy2NEbltvkvT2q71g

Sorry about the video quality.  I shot these with a Cannon SX30 PowerShot that isn't really a video camera at about 30X optical zoom and hand held.  We were about the 2 1/2 so at the end of the video the car was about 1 3/4 miles from us,

Sum

[SPARKY]

Just got off the phone with Bob, He suggested that we lengthen the long line to see if we get a little less interference between the two fighting for the same space.  He was very pleased to hear that the bag was actually inverting over the pilot---less wear and tear on both, as well as less kiteing of the pilot!

I told him I thought I had a double looped tether and that I would try.

One of the great JOYS of LSR as you and your new ride get to know each other!!

[Sumner]

....  He was very pleased to hear that the bag was actually inverting over the pilot---less wear and tear on both, as well as less kiteing of the pilot!

That makes sense.  I also added the video from the 2nd run which was the first Chute deployment as the 1st run was to test the brakes only.  I believe I was closer to the 3 for this video to help see the chute better....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pgyOfUVJWs&list=UUxFiJQoy2NEbltvkvT2q71g

Sum

[Dr Goggles]

Looking good Sparky, can't wait to see the car in August

[SPARKY]

I was rocking through the day yesterday with you guys thinking about seeing you in 3 weeks

[WOODY@DDLLC]

Looks like the tail-gunner "canopy" did not affect the chute paths much! Remember whoa is just as important as go! 

See ya at Speed Week Sparky! 

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Woody, last weekend at W-ton there was a guy that came up to us at the drivers meeting - looked just like you,I think I remember.  he said howdy and I think he and I talked for a minute, but then -- I didn't see him again all weekend.  Has anyone else reported that they were accosted by a Woody-pretender?

(And no, fellas, don't bother to go anywhere with that line.  I'm already trying (unsuccessfully) to stifle a snicker).

[WOODY@DDLLC]

Slim, there are three of them - no pretenders! Me, myself & I!

Since I'm 35 miles from Wilmington it's pretty common for any one or all of them to show up there!

[SPARKY]

I am going to change the order of coming out of the tubes---I will fly the top one first so that it hopefully has less chance of "crossing the line" I am also taking the first out to 72'  so that here will now be over 25' between them.

[kiwi belly tank]

Sparky, even at 25ft the low speed will kill the air to the high speed & it will stop flying.
Looks like the low speed pilot could use some more spring, that muther bounced before it flew.
Are your hi & low the same dia?
  Sid.

[SPARKY]

Sid they are the same diam.--

Bob now has me using a really small "hanky" pilot with no spring---the old one would have the chute out of the bag and open before it got to the end of the tether; this one does not.  At 227 it was just a small tug---as we work the speeds up it will be interesting to see how much that changes.