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    any pics of o2 incident

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    I couldn't close enough to get a true representation of the destruction. You'll still get the idea.
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    • #3
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      Bob Hoover had the same thing happen to N2251D.......

      Looks A LOT like Stu's


      Photo credit: Steve Williams
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      Last edited by Uh-sure; 09-20-2006, 09:10 AM. Reason: Photo Credit

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      • #4
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        Wow, Bob really HAS done it all!

        (sorry, couldn't resist... now apologizing to the picture of Bob in my office)
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        Red Bull has no earthly idea what "air racing" is.

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        • #5
          Re: pics merlin magic

          Originally posted by Uh-sure
          Bob Hoover had the same thing happen to N2251D.......

          Looks A LOT like Stu's


          Photo credit: Steve Williams
          I 'think' that this was the accident that caused him to switch from 2251D to 51RH.

          He also had an incident with fuelling the Mustang with Jet A at one time.

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          • #6
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            Originally posted by speeddemon
            I 'think' that this was the accident that caused him to switch from 2251D to 51RH.

            He also had an incident with fuelling the Mustang with Jet A at one time.
            And then there was: "That's a helluva place to park a damn truck."
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            Red Bull has no earthly idea what "air racing" is.

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            • #7
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              Not to pile on, but there's the taxi incident with Merlin's and the Smoke 'n' Thunder support vehicle thrashing as well.

              For a couple of years Scott Hammock and Co. were looking for a video of the incident for legal purposes. They had a sign posted on the truck.

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              • #8
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                Brad i think that was the shrike cammender Shawn

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                • #9
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                  Originally posted by Propellerhead
                  Not to pile on, but there's the taxi incident with Merlin's and the Smoke 'n' Thunder support vehicle thrashing as well.
                  That's the same incident I was referring to. After it happened, the only thing Bob said was "That's a helluva place to park a damn truck."
                  It was definitely Ole Yeller.
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                  Red Bull has no earthly idea what "air racing" is.

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                  • #10
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                    My Dad got pictures of that hole incedent and wehn Precious metal ran in to the Jerry duty Toyoata in 1977 shawn

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                    • #11
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                      Hoover taxied over the truck with Old Yeller, My dad made the repairs to it after it happened, This happened in 87 or 88 , can't remember.

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                      • #12
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                        Here's a couple showing Merlin's Magic's woes, sad to see.

                        Looks like when the piston came apart, the conrod wipped around an sawed the crankcase in half, including external accessories. The only thing holding it together is the cylinder banks.







                        Cheers
                        Gerry
                        Last edited by G. van Dyk; 09-24-2006, 08:21 AM.

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                        • #13
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                          On Sunday they said that it was "filling accident" caused by someone who was not on the team. Thank god no one was hurt.

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                          • #14
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                            One of our box guys talked to the crew and they said that MM had an old-type low pressure bottle that was being serviced as if it was a new high-pressure bottle.
                            Rutan Long EZ, N-LONG
                            World Speed Record Holder

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                            • #15
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                              My understanding on the issue was that it was a 400 psi bottle. There was a small leak in the system and the person who was doing the filling was told to go ahead and fill it to 600 due to the slow leak down.

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