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Jun042009
Red Bull Air Race Pylon Strike Video - Awesome!
Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 08:57AM
It's easy to watch the Red Bull Air Races and not notice how important the pylons, or air gates, are. A ton of work has gone into making them strong enough to maintain their shape in strong, gusty winds, while also being weak enough to tear to shreds when they are hit by an airplane going about 200mph.
This excellent video compilation highlights a handful of the hundreds of pylon strikes that have occurred over the last few years.
Just imagine what it's like to be about 50' off the ground, going like stink, and trying to thread the needle thru these pylons... and then BAM! Extremely cool video!
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