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Old 22nd Aug 2011, 14:41
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sharpend
 
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Visor

Yup, clear visor was down. It shattered into lots of pieces, but I was flying at 450 kts so the energy was equivalent to a sledghammer at 150 kts. Difficult to stop!
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