Re: What emergency...

behlingjo@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

On Nov 27, 3:16 pm, fairwa...@xxxxxxxxx (Derek Lyons) wrote:
behlin...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Nov 27, 7:23 am, fairwa...@xxxxxxxxx (Derek Lyons) wrote:
"Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)" <mooregr_deletet...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

We are discussing their relative and probable usefulness.


It is easy to make blanket statements from afar. Have any of you had
the safety training for access to the shuttle? Do you know ALL the
hazards associated with the shuttle and launch?

Here we are back to the "I'm special" argument again.

The baskets are highly useful for the ground crews and the
astronauts.

That's what we are attempting to determine here - just how useful they
are across the whole range of accidents. Or, in other words, just how
wide the edge is that the edge cases sit on.

In the case of the escape systems I relied on - they were only useful
in a fairly narrow range in time and in casualty type. For example
free ascents or the Rube Goldbergesque McCann Bell were only useful
for about eight hours of a typical 60-70 day patrol. The former
relied on getting life jackets, rafts, and supplies through the same
narrow hatches as you were trying to get the crew through - you can
guess how highly we rated the possibility.

Not every hazard means the vehicle is going to explode.

No one ever claimed that to be true.

The elevators and stairs are useless if there is a hazardous gas.
Using them would put the personnel in the middle of the gas. The
escape baskets are perfect for this

That's one accident scenario.

D.
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