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Old August 18th 10, 12:09 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.piloting
Jim Logajan
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Default RANS S-9 Chaos loses a wing

Video of wing failure via AVweb:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a8cntPdRtk

RANS S-9 loses a wing in an airshow doing aerobatics; pilot survives
because plane is equipped with BRS and promptly deployed.

Natural to wonder whether some earlier stunt actually partially cracked the
spar.