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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Crash Test with Fail-Safe

Yesterday we tested the fail-safe parachute a few times and it worked well - reducing the planes crash velocity significantly. This was our first crash (out of many over the past 8 months) which left the ready to fly after wards. Video below.

Posted by Daniel Opalacz at 9:35 AM

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