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One dead following 'jet truck' explosion during Battle Creek Field of Flight airshow
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[quote:JWRU12:MV81MTc1NjA0Xzk1MTE0Mjc5X0U2RkU4NUU4] [quote:Anonymous Coward 71094761:MV81MTc1NjA0Xzk1MTExNDkxXzQ1RjVBQ0Q0] He had a blowout as his chute was deploying. He was in my town at an airshow just a couple of months ago. I got to get a good look at his truck. He uses super singles on the rear axles instead of traditional duals. Looks like the right rear tire blew, as you can see debris leaving the truck as his drag chute is pulling out the main chute. You can see a fire on the back of the truck right before he starts to drift to the left as he is approaching the pyrotechnic routine. Those super single tread caps are extremely heavy and when they separate from the carcass at that speed they destroy everything in their path. The fire was probably from the lower right jet engine being destroyed by the tread cap, as it is mounted only a few inches away and has very little protection from flying debris. [/quote] I doubt that they use recapped tires! [/quote]
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Happened today at 1:10pm performance
Driver is dead following an explosion during a jet-fueled semitruck pyrotechnic performance Saturday at Battle Creek Executive Airport. Battle Creek, Michigan.
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