ACA P-50 Dies A Painful Death At Sirencon

The now more infamous incident than Holly's flying screamer as documented with my 1979 Panasonic video camera.

[@SirenRecordingsofIowa]

Your channel has always been my favorite for SirenCon and much more!

[@bryantalmontesuarez]

0:33 explode

[@happyme0w]

0:34

[@VonnaWasser]

In 1980 while they were testing the prototype P-50 it randomly expolded the end

[@sirensofsoutheasternlouisiana]

This isn’t a prototype, this was this year..

[@dogday-of8ic]

A piece of fiberglass fell into the chopper and broke it. I don’t know if it was the chopper.

[@sirensofsoutheasternlouisiana]

@@dogday-of8ic there were previously microfractures and when the fiberglass flew in it opened those fractures causing a crack, letting the rotor open a little and friction weld to the wtator

[@james_fisch]

@@sirensofsoutheasternlouisiana they're saying that in 1980, a prototype P-50 exploded in addition to the one that friction-welded this year.

[@sirensofsoutheasternlouisiana]

@@james_fisch that didn’t happen thi

[@Anthonybchannel]

Man. And you got that on tape. Thats something

[@racer927]

Damn you could seen it torque in the opposite direction when the motor seized.

[@Sys-Edit0r-1995]

Gotta love old vidicon tubes!

[@HSETM]

It became Trevor for a little bit lmao