stevesm20b Posted October 27, 2011 Report Posted October 27, 2011 I just put a little bit of water around the suction cup before putting it on the window and it seams to work fine. Quote
sleepingsquirrel Posted October 27, 2011 Report Posted October 27, 2011 This gecko is able to support up to 9 pounds, works in a vacuum. Works for food! Quote
Shadrach Posted October 27, 2011 Author Report Posted October 27, 2011 Quote: sleepingsquirrel This gecko is able to support up to 9 pounds, works in a vacuum. Works for food! Quote
xftrplt Posted October 27, 2011 Report Posted October 27, 2011 Quote: Shadrach Dick, I thought you'd already hijacked the thread! No matter, it keeps the discussion lively! I beat the horse because it occured to me that while both us had had made correct statements, niether of us had actually properly articulated the physics of how a suction cup works, and why ambient pressure holds the cup in place. RE: SAM site I beleive that you're referring to the old Hearthstone Mountain Autovon Station (AT&T). It's about 5.5nm to the West (280ish?) of the HGR VOR. AFAIK, it's a comm facility that was built by the government during the cold war. It's apparently been operated by AT&T for some time now. Plenty of local conspiracy theories about it. I've flown over it as well and judging from the parking lot, it's staffed by civilians. BTW, What were you flying and exactly would you have done had your RHAW lit up? Quote
Shadrach Posted October 27, 2011 Author Report Posted October 27, 2011 Quote: xftrplt Re RHAW? Dived below the hilltop, damn the redline. Quote
aviatoreb Posted October 27, 2011 Report Posted October 27, 2011 Quote: xftrplt ...and one would be wrong. It's air pressure that presses the suction cup to the surface. At 11,500', you've got less than 70% of SL pressure. A larger cup may help by giving more surface area to counter the lower force per square inch. Quote
xftrplt Posted October 27, 2011 Report Posted October 27, 2011 Since you asked: AF: F-100D/F, OV-10A, AT-33, AT-38, F-4C/D, F-5E, F-16A Civilian: from J-3's (in '63) to MD-80's, plus sailplanes (30 to 1300 KTAS) Quote
sleepingsquirrel Posted October 27, 2011 Report Posted October 27, 2011 Quote: Shadrach Squirell, where can I order a gecko and are they small enough to fit on the glare shield? Quote
Shadrach Posted October 27, 2011 Author Report Posted October 27, 2011 Quote: aviatoreb ...and one would be wrong. It's air pressure that presses the suction cup to the surface. At 11,500', you've got less than 70% of SL pressure. A larger cup may help by giving more surface area to counter the lower force per square inch. Quote
Shadrach Posted October 27, 2011 Author Report Posted October 27, 2011 Quote: xftrplt Since you asked: AF: F-100D/F, OV-10A, AT-33, AT-38, F-4C/D, F-5E, F-16A Civilian: from J-3's (in '63) to MD-80's, plus sailplanes (30 to 1300 KTAS) Quote
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