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Old 04-16-2015, 04:23 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
How do the track officials feel about shedding parts in mid-run?
There are no extant photos of how the Summers Brother's dealt with the tail.It's only vaguely described.The support crew would have followed Goldenrod right down the course and retrieved the tail on the way to the car,before ferrying it to the impound location.

Now it's just done with clamshell doors which are exploded open under compressed gas pressure rams,which also launch the parachutes.
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