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  1. August 18th, 2010, 00:50 #1
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    Rans S9 Loses Wing

    This happened on Sunday during a display in Argentina:

    http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=967_1282045824

    Thaks to the "Ballistic Recovery System" (BRS), the pilot escaped uninjured!
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    "Hooray for innovative technology" I say. :salute:
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    Amateur - should have just landed like the guy in the viral video last year...

    Brian

    (What - that was faked? :d)
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    Quote Originally Posted by AckAck View Post
    Amateur - should have just landed like the guy in the viral video last year...

    Brian

    (What - that was faked? :d)
    A guy actually managed something similar when his wing spar failed during aerobatics several years ago...

    http://www.aerobatics.org.uk/repeats...ng_failure.htm
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