B17 damaged by hailstorm – somewhat ironic

Most unfortunate; hope that they can fix it soon.

Some fabric patching and she’ll be on to her next tour stop this weekend.

We do get some unpredicted weather.
This happened yesterday.

http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/video_hailstones_the_size_of_a_10p_piece_surprise_shoppers_and_residents_in_holt_1_3612650

“Some might say calling an aircraft Aluminium Overcast was asking for trouble.”

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“Aluminum (no extra “i”), please Moggy.”

The entymology of the word alumin(i)um. is complex but as far as I am aware there wasn’t the extra I on the fuselage of B17 Aluminum Overcast. It seems likely that the original British version of the word for the metal lacked the extra “i”, and that in many ways the US version is truer to the original language (AKA archaic) than our current version.

Just out of interest then does it make it harder to get insurance ? .I wonder if the aircraft should have built in plans to ensure hangarage is available if and when needed.
I hope the damage isn’t too bad and is mended soon.

So they don’t have weather forecasting,they can’t have a system for covering something up to protect it.If this has happened before and cost alot of money,time surely something can be done.

Obviously they can predict the possibility of hail, but whether or not it arrives…and finding a suitably large hangar for an aircraft that size on short notice is problematic.
Besides, if occupied, you’ll have to find owners willing to put their aircraft outside and in danger. Besides, a B-17 can stand up to it better than a light aircraft.
In this case, I saw on WIX the damage was limited to slight damage on the fabric control surfaces.

The US Midwest (and occasionally other ages) does get severe hail. I had a new Mercedes damaged in Maryland in November of one year (both the location and date were odd). In Texas, we had more of a problem, hail destroyed my home’s roof and damaged a vehicle outside…another vehicle, a truck made of stronger stuff, was not damaged (my two vintage cars were inside the garage).
Stuff happens. That’s why you have insurance.

Aluminum (no extra “i”), please Moggy.

There was no extra ‘i’, but you do seem to be missing one. 😉

Moggy

Happens to the best of them sometimes:

http://www.janes.com/article/30992/uk-still-assessing-cost-of-afghan-hail-damage

So they don’t have weather forecasting,they can’t have a system for covering something up to protect it.If this has happened before and cost alot of money,time surely something can be done.

Sounds to me they don’t learn a lesson

You really must learn not everywhere has the same weather as the UK…not to mention the overly obvious fact that when she travels, the aircraft must usually stay outdoors, like your own Sally B.

Aluminum (no extra “i”), please Moggy. I flew out of Oshkosh on Fuddy Duddy when Aluminum Overcast was broken. Inbound from the bomb aimers seat……[ATTACH=CONFIG]228508[/ATTACH]

I am not sure anyone can learn a lesson from nature. She has had a miserable time over the years. I wish them best of luck and speedy time to get AO up where she belongs.
The guys and gals who maintain her are passionate about doing so. The photo below shows her at Oshkosh in 2005

Sounds to me that you live in a country that doesn’t see tennis ball-sized hail from storms that come out of nowhere.

Sounds to me they don’t learn a lesson

That a/c has terrible luck with hail.

It was badly damged the same way in Denver two years ago.