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Sun 'N Fun ... not so, today!
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Sun 'N Fun ... not so, today!
Two words. Adequate tie-downs
Boggs. On Mar 31, 5:00*pm, "Larry Goddard" wrote: Sun 'N Fun.... Looks like they had neither today!!! http://tinyurl.com/4vlzvf4 Larry |
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Sun 'N Fun ... not so, today!
http://alturl.com/dah2z
On Apr 1, 7:41*am, GARY BOGGS wrote: Two words. * Adequate tie-downs Boggs. On Mar 31, 5:00*pm, "Larry Goddard" wrote: Sun 'N Fun.... Looks like they had neither today!!! http://tinyurl.com/4vlzvf4 Larry |
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Sun 'N Fun ... not so, today!
On Apr 1, 9:41*am, GARY BOGGS wrote:
Two words. * Adequate tie-downs Boggs. On Mar 31, 5:00*pm, "Larry Goddard" wrote: Sun 'N Fun.... Looks like they had neither today!!! http://tinyurl.com/4vlzvf4 Larry i saw at least one picture of a totally destroyed airplane (Kitfox) that was still tied down. the tiedowns pulled through the wings and the tail was broken in half. Also heard reports from other aviation webboards that many planes with popular robust tiedowns (like The Claw) had the tiedowns pulled out of the ground. The ground looked like totally saturated mud, i imagine it would be hard to tie anything down in mud with an F1 tornado in the vicinity. |
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Sun 'N Fun ... not so, today!
On Apr 1, 8:11*am, Tony wrote:
On Apr 1, 9:41*am, GARY BOGGS wrote: Two words. * Adequate tie-downs Boggs. I forgot to say how sorry I am that this storm damaged so many beautiful ships My condolences go out to the owners. Poor tie downs is one of my biggest pet peeves. A 30 inch auger will not pull up out of the ground. Boggs On Mar 31, 5:00*pm, "Larry Goddard" wrote: Sun 'N Fun.... Looks like they had neither today!!! http://tinyurl.com/4vlzvf4 Larry i saw at least one picture of a totally destroyed airplane (Kitfox) that was still tied down. *the tiedowns pulled through the wings and the tail was broken in half. *Also heard reports from other aviation webboards that many planes with popular robust tiedowns (like The Claw) had the tiedowns pulled out of the ground. *The ground looked like totally saturated mud, i imagine it would be hard to tie anything down in mud with an F1 tornado in the vicinity. |
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Sun 'N Fun ... not so, today!
holy cow...http://vimeo.com/21775121
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Sun 'N Fun ... not so, today!
On Apr 1, 10:41*am, GARY BOGGS wrote:
Two words. * Adequate tie-downs Gary, one of my buddies who lives nearby had one of his large trees removed in its entirety and deposited in the middle of the street 1/2 mile away (roots and all). I don't think tiedowns would have helped... Yikes. |
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Sun 'N Fun ... not so, today!
GARY BOGGS wrote:
I forgot to say how sorry I am that this storm damaged so many beautiful ships My condolences go out to the owners. Poor tie downs is one of my biggest pet peeves. A 30 inch auger will not pull up out of the ground. It wouldn't matter; something else would give. Check out the comments of those who were there, such as on this forum: http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...ad.php?t=70385 A couple relevant quotes: "As for tie downs...It did not matter at all what you had..All the Zenith and Huskies had The Claw...I saw some completelly pulled out of the ground and the aircraft right next to untouched. i also saw lots of aircraft with the cork screw type and same results.....Lots of videos on You tube,,,,you can see the Zenith with the claw intact and the two others with the same sytems upside down....one over the Eclipse!" .... "anyone that has been to OSH or LAL knows that the first thing that happens when you park is they come by and tell you tie down your aircraft...with yours or their expensive ones. I don't think tiedowns and tornadoes are compatible." |
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