Video: Red Bull Air Race Rio de Janeiro
Published by Joel September 6th, 2007 in Vehicles. Share ThisFor your viewing pleasure, a video of prop-driven airplane acrobatics that doesn’t end in a fireball but yet somehow remains entertaining.
Requisite “Highway to the Danger Zone” soundtrack, should you choose to accept it. I’ve never seen anybody do a prop stop like they do at the end. That’s got to be hell on the prop shaft. (Or whatever you call it.)
(Thanks, Michael!)
I’ve got to think that ‘endo’ at the end was a mistake. Either hit the brakes to hard or they locked up. That’s not only hell on the prop shaft, but it requires a complete tear down of the engine to inspect the crankshaft, connecting rods, etc. More than likely, they will need to be replaced.