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My favorite will always be a large quarter-circle a few feet in radius taken out of the trailing corner of a control surface on the wing, visible from the cabin
by sliverstorm 11y ago
My favorite will always be a large quarter-circle a few feet in radius taken out of the trailing corner of a control surface on the wing, visible from the cabin windows, with a large arrow & inscription in sharpie saying "WE KNOW ABOUT THIS"
- el_benhameen 11y agoThat's both hilarious and terrifying. When was this? And on what airline?
- sliverstorm 11y agoOh, many years ago, and I don't remember what airline. I wasn't especially worried, I am pretty sure it was a temporary fix to stop the spreading of damage (such as in the case of a drill stop[1]), and of course the computer would necessarily be able to compensate for a slightly less effective control surface. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatigue_%28material%29#Stopping_fatigue http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatigue_%28material%29#Stopping...
- ubernostrum 11y agoAbout a week ago British tabloids ran all sorts of "TERROR IN THE SKIES" stories because someone snapped a photo of a maintenance crew applying speed tape[1] to a plane, and thought they'd duct-taped a broken plane back together. Every so often someone posts a photo of a plane with a missing winglet and asks why it was allowed to fly when "the wing was broken" (missing a winglet will do nothing except decrease fuel efficiency a bit). Lots of really silly posts happen because people don't know much about airplanes. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_tape http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_tape
- tim333 11y agohttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/08/travel/alaska-airlines-wing-damage-note/ http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/08/travel/alaska-airlines-win...
- hammock 11y agohttp://wpmedia.news.nationalpost.com/2012/08/alaska-airlines.jpg?w=620 http://wpmedia.news.nationalpost.com/2012/08/alaska-airlines...