Ask the Pilot: "There's Duct Tape On My Plane!"
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Boston
Posts: 467
Ask the Pilot: "There's Duct Tape On My Plane!"
... Or so it would appear.
Every so often somebody uploads a photo of what appears to be silver duct tape affixed to some portion of an airplane. The media or the internet gets hold of it, and instantly it's a scandal. This week it's a picture of a Cebu Pacific Air A320, photographed with a taped-over panel near its port side wing root, touching off a controversy in the Philippines.
But what are people really seeing? the truth isn't so scary.
What you're actually seeing is a heavy-duty aluminum bonding tape known as "speed tape." It's a temporary fix and it's used only on superficial or noncritical components, until more substantive repairs are made later on. The tape is extremely durable and is able to expand and contract through a wide range of temperatures. It costs hundreds of dollars per roll.
More in my story here, including photos....
http://www.askthepilot.com/duct-tape/
Please enjoy it, and if you have any similar pictures, please let me know or feel free to post them here.
-- PS
Every so often somebody uploads a photo of what appears to be silver duct tape affixed to some portion of an airplane. The media or the internet gets hold of it, and instantly it's a scandal. This week it's a picture of a Cebu Pacific Air A320, photographed with a taped-over panel near its port side wing root, touching off a controversy in the Philippines.
But what are people really seeing? the truth isn't so scary.
What you're actually seeing is a heavy-duty aluminum bonding tape known as "speed tape." It's a temporary fix and it's used only on superficial or noncritical components, until more substantive repairs are made later on. The tape is extremely durable and is able to expand and contract through a wide range of temperatures. It costs hundreds of dollars per roll.
More in my story here, including photos....
http://www.askthepilot.com/duct-tape/
Please enjoy it, and if you have any similar pictures, please let me know or feel free to post them here.
-- PS
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Atherton, CA
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP; Owner, Green Bay Packers
Posts: 21,691
Meh...
One of my high school buddies had a car that was more than 50% duct tape.
One of my high school buddies had a car that was more than 50% duct tape.
Last edited by Doc Savage; Jan 11, 2015 at 11:19 pm Reason: Damn you, autocorrect.....