Cockpit research post-Massa

Felipe Massa’s accident in Hungary two years ago led the FIA Institute to start work on ways to prevent injury when drivers are faced with flying debris. The tests involved firing a Formula 1 wheel and tyre from a compressed nitrogen canon into a canopy manufactured from aerospace-spec polycarbonate and used on the F-16 fighter [...]

Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2011/07/18/cockpit-research-post-massa/

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