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To: DFG

Whatever that is for, it’s not the sort of thing you want to see when you look out the plane’s window.

Plus, whatever that tape is, some of it looks like it’s peeling off. having a piece of lose tape flapping around near a control surface while flying is probably not optimal. Not to mention a strip of that tape could peel off on takeoff and foul the runway.


6 posted on 10/02/2022 9:25:15 AM PDT by Flick Lives (FJB and the corrupt FBI)
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To: Flick Lives
...having a piece of loose tape flapping around near a control surface while flying is probably not optimal.The hydraulics controlling those surfaces are plenty powerful. They have to be, just to fight wind resistance. The air brakes on the F-4s had an aluminum collar that locked them open when on the ground. Apparently people have been killed when jets were powered up for maintenance and the switch position didn’t agree with the flap position.
30 posted on 10/02/2022 10:10:40 AM PDT by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: Flick Lives
Whatever that is for, it’s not the sort of thing you want to see when you look out the plane’s window.

What would you rather see, a gremlin?

54 posted on 10/02/2022 3:41:28 PM PDT by chaosagent (Remember, no matter how you slice it, forbidden fruit still tastes the sweetest!)
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