Is there such a high velocity tape??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3srEUzISC0
By: MonkeyHugger - 18th February 2007 at 19:48
Some of the youtube comments are comical.
By: andrewm - 18th February 2007 at 19:23
Myself wannabe_pilot and Mark L saw a BA 737 (i think -500) at LGW which had a huge area of what looked like duct tape. One of them probably has a picture still perhaps?
By: Cking - 18th February 2007 at 09:44
Yes it’s called High speed tape. It looks like they have found some damage in the top laver of the composite flap skin and they are putting a layer of tape over it to keep moisture out. The last few seconds show the guy holding the blue backing tape, so it’s the same stuff I use regularly!
This video is the reason I hate working on an aircraft when there is passenger onboard. They see “duct tape” I know it’s an approved temp repair being done to prevent further damage.
Buy the way the “Dogs barking” that you can hear in the background and that is mentioned in the comment is the hydraulic power transfer unit. That runs to transfer power between two of the hydralic systems (Can’t remember which two!!) during high flow demand, i.e flap operation. The “woffing” is the PTU cycing on and off when the flaps are down and it is sitting in a standby mode. You always hear it when you are on taxi out in an A310/20/21 If I had a pound every time somebody asked that I would be a rich man!
Rgds Cking
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February 18, 2007 at 9:19 am