NEWS: New Jet to Seek Turbulence

I think it takes Imron about 30 days to fully cure. Soft
paint can be stripped real easy.


"Dudley Henriques" wrote in
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| Knew a guy once who spent a fortune on a custom Imron
paint job for his F8F
| Bearcat. On the way home from picking up the bird at the
shop he made a high
| speed letdown through some pretty good rain. Damn near
stripped the paint
| right off the whole airplane. God was he mad!! I had to
literally hold my
| breath to keep from laughing. I swear he would have belted
me one.
| Brain fart I guess. We all have them once in a while. This
one was REAL
| expensive!!!
| :-)
| D
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote
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| news:QCPNf.109645$QW2.93956@dukeread08...
| They had some weather modification pilots in western
Kansas,
| their airplanes had lots of big dents from hail. The
Kansas
| record hailstone was about 7 pounds.
|
| I saw a King Air 200 that flew into some hail.
Windshields,
| radome, all leading edges and even the exhaust stacks
had to
| be replaced. But it landed safely. Saw some dents in
the
| exhaust stacks that were as big as baseballs.
|
| There was a rumor that the pilot was asleep on a night
| freight run when he flew into a boomer.
|
|
| --
| James H. Macklin
| ATP,CFI,A&P
|
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| "Dudley Henriques" wrote in
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| | Yeah. That was a pretty scary program. When the
weather
| was just right, they
| | were running two high mach flights a day into some of
the
| worst conditions
| | you could imagine. Sometimes he'd fry the wicks clean
off
| the bird.
| | Sometimes in the heavy stuff, he'd get St. Elmo's in
an
| exact trace of the
| | panel shield and all over his suit. The canopy took it
on
| a few occasions.
| | Some guys have ALL the fun!!!
| | :-))
| | Dudley
| |
| | "Jim Macklin"
wrote
| in message
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| | I've seen some video of those flights, the canopy
looked
| | like a CD in a microwave.
| |
| |
| | --
| | James H. Macklin
| | ATP,CFI,A&P
| |
| | --
| | The people think the Constitution protects their
rights;
| | But government sees it as an obstacle to be
overcome.
| | some support
| | http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
| | See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and
| duties.
| |
| |
| | "Dudley Henriques" wrote
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| | | This is nice work if you can get it.
| | | Had a good buddy some time back pushing a NASA
F106
| out of
| | Wallops NAS
| | | seeking out and researching lightning strikes;
call
| sign
| | "Sparky"
| | | :-)
| | | Dudley Henriques
| | |
| | | "Skywise" wrote in
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| | | I thought the mountian pilots might find story
this
| | interesting.
| | |
| | | New Jet to Seek Turbulence
| | |
| | | Most pilots try to avoid whirlwinds, but a team
of
| | | scientists is planning to use one of the
nation's
| | | newest and most advanced research aircrafts to
hunt
| | | them down.
| | |
| | | The modified Gulfstream V jet, called HIAPER,
will
| | | study turbulent airstreams and whirlwinds known
as
| | | "rotors" that form along California's Sierra
Nevada
| | | Mountain range.
| | |
| | | Full story at:
| | |
| |
|
http://www.livescience.com/forcesofn...whirlwind.html
| | |
| | | Brian
| | | --
| | | http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology,
| | Astronomy, Skepticism
| | | Seismic FAQ:
| | http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html
| | | Quake "predictions":
| | http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html
| | | Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes?
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Jim Macklin wrote:
I think it takes Imron about 30 days to fully cure. Soft
paint can be stripped real easy.


That answered my next question.



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Mortimer Schnerd, RN

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