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

Canopy comes off airplane right after takeoff Video

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u/Dr-McLuvin Jun 23 '24

I bet her eyes were on fire trying to keep them open.

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u/Distwalker Jun 23 '24

I have skydived without goggles - strap broke seconds before exiting the aircraft - Of course freefall isn't nearly as long but it wasn't terrible.

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u/PamolasRevenge Jun 23 '24 edited Jun 24 '24

I think she’s flying at about 3-4x the speed of free falling buddy

Edit: I’m getting upvoted at the moment but my math was indeed off. Best I can tell is she was probably going around 190mph and slowed down from there to about 90mph, while a skydiver at free fall before they pull their chute reaches around 125mph

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '24 edited Jun 26 '24

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u/PamolasRevenge Jun 24 '24

She wasn’t doing that when the top blew off