[HiTech RedNeck]

ok, good - you don't even need a pencil to put a hole in that, just stick your finger through it

If it punctures that readily, why doesn't the onrush of air during landing smash the tile?

[XBob]

152 - "If it punctures that readily, why doesn't the onrush of air during landing smash the tile?"

good question, and out of my area of expertice, except that the white, supersoft tile is on the top of the wing.

And perhaps on this re-entry. it did.