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Originally Posted by 111db
Awesome pictures. I was there in 2002 and can't wait to go back again. There is nothing like the sound of the Unlimited class.
I learned this little tidbit while walking the hangars:
Did you know that in the homebuilt class (and maybe others) there is a steel cable that is bolted from the engine to the airframe? It is required - in the event of catastrophic engine failure, which could potentially rip the engine from the aircraft - the engine will be tethered to the airframe, to retain its "center of gravity", and "possibly" allow the aircraft to land. Think about that for a minute.
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Originally Posted by YeloSub7
Ah I'm so bummed I missed that this year. So awesome! Nice pics!
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Thank you both for the compliments.
Jon, I did not know that. Some of those home-built (sport class) planes are going over 400 miles per hour now. During qualifying, "Nemesis" put up a lap average of 409.297 miles per hour!
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