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Old 30th Jun 2011, 14:37
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Not sure about that Lola, I would have thought that the TR blades still attached to the hub in the picture would have shown more damage if it was a blade/ground strike given that they must turn at around 1200 rpm.

Could it be that there was a prior failure (drive?) to the hard landing which in turn may have caused the pylon separation?

Its interesting that its two exactly opposite blades which are missing.
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