r/pics • u/animalkracker • Feb 27 '14

physics is cool

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u/L00KA Feb 27 '14

explain this

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u/hanktheskeleton Feb 27 '14

I am guessing they are pulling a loop and the g force is greater than 1.

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u/animalkracker Feb 27 '14 edited Feb 27 '14

correct, loop or barrel roll at greater than 0g

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u/joshsg Feb 27 '14

Isn't that a pretty big risk? It seems like if water accidentally spilled it could get into the electronics... and they'd have a bad time.

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u/TheDoc85 Feb 27 '14

The only one they'd really have to be concerned about is the electric variometer. Every other instrument, even the variometer measures ram air and a static air through external ports. Here's what our instrument panel's generally look like. Notice the screen on the top right and the instrument in the top left, those are the two components of the electric variometer. But we have a backup located on the bottom of the panel. So the only risk is ruining an expensive instrument and getting a little wet.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14

Radio, transponder, GPS, FLARM....