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Title: plane loses prop
Post by: homersipes on March 13, 2014, 06:00:49 PM

guy was doing aerobatics and his prop flies off, it happens at 6 mins into vid.  wonder if it gave any vibration just before departure :headscratch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl5TIR1_ciQ

Title: Re: plane loses prop
Post by: skorpx1 on March 13, 2014, 06:02:12 PM

Converting to jet power in 3...2...1...

Title: Re: plane loses prop
Post by: Brooke on March 13, 2014, 06:06:54 PM

Wow.  The pilot sure did a great and calm job of bringing it back down afterward.

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Post by: Rogue9Volt on March 13, 2014, 06:09:50 PM

I love how he's on the group, at a full stop in literally one minute... :rock

Title: Re: plane loses prop
Post by: smoe on March 13, 2014, 10:00:05 PM

If ur are going to lose something over a airfield a prop is probably the best thing. U have reduced drag and can land with all the control surfaces intact.

Title: Re: plane loses prop
Post by: zack1234 on March 14, 2014, 02:49:49 AM

Its good he made it to the rearm pad :old: