Has anyone tried the Euro pin version ....?  how is its operation and safety release ?

Sooo....Jeff, please clarify. From your description, above, the HSM base has a Europin insert/adapter that fits into a US extension (as opposed to the downhaul crank that has a Europin design with a US adapter)? Can you post photos?

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Very nice Jeff, but it still looks a sod for cold European winter fingers, which is the same trouble I have with the US base system. Is there a button that can go on the little metal push tab?

nice!!! I like this solution. (Will get my Ti soon... April or so, finally Torben ordered some )

Thanks, Jeff! This looks like one of those adapters that came on my downhaul crank - yes? Does every base come with one of these, or do you have to order the Europin? I assume they all come with the adapter, which as a side benefit is helpful to cut inventory costs since there's only one extension in each size. Good for the customer - their extension fits all universals; good for the shop - lower inventory costs. Very clever, dude. 

Well I'm certainly willing to give one a try. Are any heading towards the UK anytime soon?

Thanks, sounds good.
Chris

I just purchased and received this same extension, the composite hybrid 45 cm. I have got to say that this is the best looking well built extension I have seen. Great work. The fit/finish looks great.

Per NASA specs, the O-ring goes on the optional external fuel tank assembly, for sailors who want additional boost on takeoff. 

FYI - Thiokol has issued assurances that cold-water sailors need not be concerned about fuel tank failures, and that thermal shrinkage issues have been addressed and resolved.

Wasn't dumping on NASA, I'm actually quite a fan. Something less than 5% of American astronauts (those who've actually launched) have lost their lives (including Grissom, White and Chaffee, who died in a test), which is quite a testament to NASA's abilities when one considers that the industry success rate is 1 in 3 launches yield a successfully functioning satellite (according to a satellite engineer I used to know).

At the same time, when one decides to sit on top of an unimaginably large pile of explosive material, expecting to ride it into the sky and back again, these men and women know full well that they might not come home alive....and they do it anyway. Brave? Yes. Crazy? Maybe. Tragic? Sure. Any different than any other accident where errant design and construction costs lives (e.g., Toyota brake recalls)? Not really.

When I was in medical training, one of my mentors told me while speaking of medical errors, "You've got to know who you put in the ground". He meant that you need to know and admit to yourself (and the patient's family) when your error in judgment led to a patient's death. Quite sobering advice, and no it's not funny when a patient dies, but that doesn't stop people from making physican error the target of their jokes (or air traffic controllers or anyone else). All professions make mistakes, and end up the butt of someone's jabs. Such sarcasm helps keep all professions on edge and trying harder the next time...including engineers. So lighten up.

@Geoff: good mentor!

Too much misery and sorrows day in  day out too handle in those professions to do it just on mercy and humanity.
You need a bit of sceptism and sarcasm to keep stuff able to handle.
Without that, you probably flip.

Back Ontopic:
I hope we get those extensions soon!

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