Date:         Thu, 10 Jul 2003 10:39:44 -0600
Reply-To:     "Morrell, Edward" <Edward_Morrell@JDEDWARDS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Morrell, Edward" <Edward_Morrell@JDEDWARDS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Weird Vanagon Wreck Photos
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I see broken glass under the wing of the plane.  The van is 100 yards away.  Wheels on plane are chocked, but entire area is cordoned off, so the pictures were obviously taken well after the incident.  If the plane was moving, it would have moved past the point of impact where the broken glass is scattered.  I would say the van was moving and not the plane.

Ed Morrell
89,90,91 Carats


Date:    Thu, 10 Jul 2003 06:42:40 +1200
From:    Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject: Re: Weird Vanagon Wreck Photos

>it wasn't the Vanagon that was moving - it was the
>plane, which clipped the top of the Vanagon (either on takeoff or
>landing, I forget which).

This should be obvious. The roof is STRONG. Forget James Bond; car
roofs don't come off when the vehicle hits a low object! It takes a
LOT more force than that.
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Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
64 (3) 473-8863
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
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