Hi drawoh and 77JQX,
Thanks for your input!!
The cables are 3ft apart, or each cable is 1.5ft from vertical (my apologies, should have included this in the sketches).
This gives an angle of approximately 14° between vertical and the actual force vector of 545 lbs.
If I have calculated...
All,
The cables do not stretch. It is the 4 braided nylon load strings and the nylon bag that is holding the mass that stretches.
The full extension position of the load is 0.833ft below the 6ft extension... 6.833ft below the 11ft starting height or 4.167ft (5ft - 0.833ft) above the ground...
Hi rb1957,
After reading my post again, I think my explanation wasn't very clear, so I will add some more details.
Mass (load) will be at rest in the air, s0 = 11 feet above the ground
Mass will be released in free fall and accelerate due to gravity until the cables are extended, just prior to...
First time using this forum, so I hope I'm following proper protocol.
Here is the question: what is the static load equivalent of 7.231 G's?
Here are the details:
Load = 75 lbs with 4 strings to connect to drop test aparatus
Drop height = 6 feet using 2 aircraft cables (DIA = 0.375")
Protocol...
