Formula-SAE race-car nose cone pendulum impact test
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From: DrDaveBilliards
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  • This test was the first in a series of design iterations, FYI

    coloradostatefsae 8 months ago

  • Yea that did nothing in the way of absorbing the impact.

    MrJoshbl 1 year ago

  • What material is inside of the nosecone?

    2489jbirdie 2 years ago

  • foam

    DrDaveBilliards 2 years ago

  • Crunch! It doesn't seem like the slowed the weight down at all.

    berylman 2 years ago

  • The weight was about 700 pounds!. It's like crashing into a solid steel wall.

    DrDaveBilliards 2 years ago

  • at what speed???

    DanFrederiksen 2 years ago

  • The weight was released from about 7.5 feet. From basic physics, the speed at the bottom is sqrt(2gh), which is about 15 mph.

    DrDaveBilliards 2 years ago

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