Re: [BASE813] burble size
Selected highlights from a long post DW made on BLiNC about the Potato Bridge PC-mal fatality:
However we do know that bridles of 5-6 feet in length work well at terminal velocity. This is because the majority of bridles used in skydiving are 5 – 6 feet in length (measured from pin to p/c attachment). The greater the airspeed, the longer the burble that trails behind a human body. By this logic we could surmise that a bridle of less than 5-6 feet in length would clear the burble and work at sub-terminal airspeeds (if it had enough snatch force to open the container).
According to various sources, the average human body in a box position at terminal velocity will generate no more than 5 feet of burble. The length of the burble decreases at lower airspeeds. Turbulence wake extends further than the burble however pilot chutes do not have a history of failing to inflate in turbulence wake (as seen in skydiving).
Jules