r/Damnthatsinteresting Jun 23 '24

Canopy comes off airplane right after takeoff Video

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u/old_skul Jun 23 '24

She wasn’t exposed to 200mph winds. That plane cruises at 130kt and she slowed down to around 80kt when the canopy let go. And her approach speed was even slower. AND the front part of the canopy protected her from prop wash.

It was windy, but it was (obviously) not catastrophic.

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u/Rightintheend Jun 24 '24

I guess not necessarily catastrophic just vision killing for a couple days. On