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Safe-Egress Pole For Vehicle In MotionTelescoping pole helps people leave moving vehicle in emergency. Extends from vehicle far enough to guide people away from structural features that could strike and injure them. Also used to deliver cargo from aircraft without damage to or by wings or to eject supplies from moving trucks so they land off roadway. Concept developed to help crewmembers escape from Space Shuttle under certain flight conditions. Pole compact and lightweight.
Document ID
19900000359
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - NASA Tech Brief
Authors
Goodrich, Winston D. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX.)
Wesselski, Clarence J. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX.)
Pelischek, Timothy E. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX.)
Becker, Bruce H. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX.)
Kahn, Jon (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX.)
Grimaldi, Margaret E. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX.)
Mcmanamen, John (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX.)
Castro, Edgar O. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX.)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: NASA Tech Briefs
Volume: 14
Issue: 7
ISSN: 0145-319X
Subject Category
Mechanics
Report/Patent Number
MSC-21461
Accession Number
90B10359
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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