Wilshire@lemmy.world to Aviation@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agoAirplane canopy opens mid-flightyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down12
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minus-squareglimse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 months agoThat looked both scary and extremely uncomfortable. Sounds like a good student for owning up to the pre-flight mistake. How fast do you think the wind was hitting her face? I know next to nothing about planes
minus-squareWilshire@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-24 months agoThe cruising speed is 170 knots (196 mph) and the landing approach speed is 89 knots (102 mph). I’d bet it was at least 150+ mph when the canopy opened.
That looked both scary and extremely uncomfortable. Sounds like a good student for owning up to the pre-flight mistake.
How fast do you think the wind was hitting her face? I know next to nothing about planes
The cruising speed is 170 knots (196 mph) and the landing approach speed is 89 knots (102 mph). I’d bet it was at least 150+ mph when the canopy opened.
Jeez. That must have stung!