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Oh My God 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. But what are people really seeing? the truth isn't so scary. (www.askthepilot.com) 更多...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
It's really what is called "speed tape". It's perfectly normal and legal. When a new windshield is replaced, you might see it around the edges. It never affects the safety of the aircraft.
Back in the day (don't you hate it when a comment starts out like that? ) we called it Mach 2 Tape. 'Course, the A3 Skywarrior couldn't quite reach Mach 2 - or 1 for that matter - however, it got us to the next place without the panel(s) falling off. (smiley face inserted here).
In the space business, some low pressure ground cryo systems can be patched with a wet rag. No point in spending more than the job requires, aka Akin's Law #13.
http://spacecraft.ssl.umd.edu/akins_laws.html
http://spacecraft.ssl.umd.edu/akins_laws.html
Ignorance is bliss!
Crew landed in tree covered LZ in an H-60 a few years ago and tapped a branch or two on the way in with the tip caps. Duct tape worked just fine to get it back to the hangar.
We used the stuff in the Navy. I can buy it now though I don't stock it nor have I had requests. A 2"x180' roll is about eighty bucks.