It was your classic good-news, bad-news story with a new test. In this case the best sequence is bad news, good news, and really good news.
The Bad News
The bad news is that we had a malfunction. Nothing broke, but there was a hiccup that we thought might occur at these higher loads. The net result was that one side was rendered nonfunctional, and all the load was carried by the other side.
(Pleased note that this test was the examination of a design concept--one we don’t like, frankly. Only one prototype exists; no customer is using a hiccupable Isaac system. The same malfunction occurs with the HANS device on this sled, so don’t get excited.)
The Good News
We have a winner. The number was 46.6. That’s high, but given that we almost saved the dummy with ½ an Isaac system, it’s not too shabby.
The Really Good News
The really good news is that Bill’s (a.k.a. planet6racing) helmet mount adhesive put forth a performance that was positively stunning. It’s one thing to go through the calculations and bench testing knowing that the product works well, but it was quite a sight to see the entire load of a 70+G blast going though a single adhesive mount that had already taken a 50G hit--and come out untouched. I have not seen a video that scary since the original Alien movie. All hail Bill!
Congratulations to the winner!