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    Streaga out?

    Streaga just pulled out while heading down the chute. Looks like the canopy disintigrated! Anyone have a spare?
    Matt Jackson is ok, thank God!

    Race 29
    Last edited by Race 29; 09-10-2013, 04:11 PM.
    Full throttle till you see God, then turn left!
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  • #2
    Re: Streaga out?

    any vid of that? locking mechanism fail?

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    • #3
      Re: Streaga out?

      From the photo after Matt got her down and back on the ramp, it literally looks like half of the canopy ripped off, metal frame and all. Time will tell...
      "America is all about speed...hot, nasty, bada** speed."
      -Eleanor Roosevelt-

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      • #4
        Re: Streaga out?

        That's terrible news.

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        • #5
          Re: Streaga out?

          Originally posted by Race 29 View Post
          Streaga just pulled out while heading down the chute. Looks like the canopy disintigrated! Anyone have a spare?
          Matt Jackson is ok, thank God!

          Race 29
          Where is Dago's?

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          • #6
            Re: Streaga out?

            Originally posted by wyhdah View Post
            That's terrible news.
            Don't count them out

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            • #7
              Re: Streaga out?

              Anyone got a spare racing canopy?
              Last edited by Tigercat24; 09-10-2013, 04:21 PM.
              "America is all about speed...hot, nasty, bada** speed."
              -Eleanor Roosevelt-

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              • #8
                Re: Streaga out?

                Looks fixable with effort.

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                • #9
                  Re: Streaga out?

                  Originally posted by Mluvara View Post
                  Don't count them out

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                  That has to be one of the weirdest things I've seen in my life... Good luck I guess?
                  Reno from '99 to '23

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                  • #10
                    Re: Streaga out?

                    PM's old one didn't open like that. It flipped up but the glass might be close or be trimmed. Someone probably has a mold for Strega's I would think.
                    Last edited by wyhdah; 09-10-2013, 04:24 PM.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Streaga out?

                      A few years back, one of the L-39s lost their entire canopy on the take-off roll.
                      Sky Critter

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                      • #12
                        Re: Streaga out?

                        Originally posted by Mluvara View Post
                        Don't count them out

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                        Would they have a spare or would a VooDoo spare fit?

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                        • #13
                          Re: Streaga out?

                          Originally posted by GRNDP51 View Post
                          That has to be one of the weirdest things I've seen in my life... Good luck I guess?
                          One of the reasons Thom wanted another on PM was the opening that was caused in some of the racers by torque, and I'm sure low pressure, on the airframes.
                          Last edited by wyhdah; 09-10-2013, 04:28 PM.

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                          • #14
                            Re: Streaga out?

                            I'm guessing that the canopy on Strega has been changed out at least once over the years. They probably have one collecting dust on a hanger wall.

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                            • #15
                              Re: Streaga out?

                              Did this happen on the first lap? Aside from the immediate concern, how were Strega's speeds? Is this something that can be made overnight assuming the mold is in hand or does it have a long curing process?

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