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3Dreaming
Joined: 10 Jan 2010
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Location: noble, IL USA
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 3:23 pm Post subject: Tornado and high winds at Sun'n Fun |
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| They had a storm roll through just after noon. Several airplanes damaged including Thorp T-18 that belongs to a local here. News reports say some minor injuries. Everybody that I haved talked to is OK. |
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ArionAv8or
Joined: 20 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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| I live locally to Sun-n-Fun and have heard rumors that close to 50 aircraft were damaged in the storm. I cannot confirm that report and it is only a rumor, but I heard that Zenith and the Aircams were hit the hardest. There is still about 50K people without power at 5pm. |
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3Dreaming
Joined: 10 Jan 2010
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Location: noble, IL USA
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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The fellow I talked to on the field said 60-70 airplanes with damage. Here is a link to some pictures.
http://nycaviation.com/2011/03/tornado-hits-sun-n-fun-airshow-in-florida-flipping-planes-and-damaging-hangar/
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NCPilot
Joined: 14 Oct 2010
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Location: North Carolina, USA
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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Wow......
was anyone hurt?! |
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3Dreaming
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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Here is an other link for pictures. My buddies airplane is sixth row down on the left. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id...closeTheater=1
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designrs
Joined: 23 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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Holy Hell!
Condolences to all that suffered damages.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nbWt0eUy5U&feature=youtube_gdata_player |
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designrs
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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Another video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8obI_R5LvU4&feature=youtube_gdata_player |
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cvlngineer
Joined: 17 Mar 2011
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Location: Central Texas
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| Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm really glad that there were no fatalities, and that they were able to clean up and go on with the show today. It was heart breaking to see all of those beautiful planes torn up. |
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Hambone
Joined: 07 Jan 2011
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Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
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| Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 6:24 am Post subject: |
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What a difference a day or two makes. Our only weather-related problem at Sun n Fun on Tuesday was sunburn!
Thankfully there were no serious injuries on Thursday. |
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