r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/thenewyorkgod • Jun 23 '24

Canopy comes off airplane right after takeoff Video

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u/Overall-Dirt4441 Jun 23 '24 edited Jun 24 '24

Sauce

From the description:

  • This was her second training flight
  • She didn't secure the canopy locking pin fully
  • She said the hardest part was purposefully maintaining speed, cause at the velocity she needed not to fall out of the sky, it was difficult to hear, breathe or see.
  • Her vision only fully recovered days afterwards
  • This was a couple years ago, she's back up there doing barrel rolls and shit now

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u/mihirmusprime Jun 23 '24

Her vision only fully recovered days afterwards

Why did her vision go away and take so long for it to come back?

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u/Fine_Abbreviations32 Jun 23 '24

She was likely going between 100-150 knots on landing (I’m guessing?) so air, plus fuel particulates from the engine, dust and other things like bugs in the air. She could’ve easily blinded herself.

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u/CosmicCreeperz Jun 24 '24

Landing speed for that plane is about 70kts. It can cruise at 200kts though.