What could cause this damage?
August 22nd, 2014 at 10:49:04 AM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
Airframes are made of aluminum and carbon composites. Both have high tensile strength, but they don't take impacts very well. Some composites, before being bonded in layers, can be cut with fabric scissors. In other words, a wing may bend at the root, and flap a bit, in flight and the airframe will take it. But you can also poke a hole in the wing with an icepick. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
August 22nd, 2014 at 11:20:13 AM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/06/nose.cone/index.html Here is a similar dent from July 2008. I can't find an FAA accident report. |
August 22nd, 2014 at 7:25:03 PM permalink | |
Face Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 61 Posts: 3941 |
I know. I still say it's not an impact. If you look at the second pic Paco supplied, you'll see what I mean. Now, I'm not saying that one was caused by an impact, but you have at least some parts of that equation. The dent is oddly shaped. The material has cracked and torn. You get some of the signs that a chaotic event like an impact causes. The original pic is just too perfect. It's so perfect it's even got me second guessing my original guess. Be bold and risk defeat, or be cautious and encourage it. |
August 22nd, 2014 at 7:27:20 PM permalink | |
boymimbo Member since: Mar 25, 2013 Threads: 5 Posts: 732 | Report 20080706854589I from the asias database:
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August 22nd, 2014 at 10:36:54 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
That hardly seems like a conclusion. They just fixed it and went on flying.Two articles enclosed http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=f27260a9-3a8e-45ee-9988-66751615747b http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/08/business/08northwest.html?_r=0 |
August 22nd, 2014 at 10:59:27 PM permalink | |
1nickelmiracle Member since: Mar 5, 2013 Threads: 24 Posts: 623 | I certainly don't think they hit anything midair and would believe the noise was from whatever process it was. |
August 22nd, 2014 at 11:26:35 PM permalink | |
petroglyph Member since: Aug 3, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 6227 | http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/103134-ufos-suggested-as-cause-of-air-china-plane-dent/ I saw this on some ufo tv show months ago. I also watched accident reports for ppg, [powered paragliding]. A short clip from the cockpit of an airliner showed a tiny bit of color in the distance and then was covering the windshield of the airliner for a small portion of a second. The last ever heard from the ppg, who was definately in the wrong airspace. Before the snark starts I'm not saying there is or isn't ufo's, just passing along article's for anyone's perusal. The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW |
August 23rd, 2014 at 4:53:29 AM permalink | |
Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | After three quarts of gin, I see UFOs. After twelve pints of Guinness, I see little green men getting out of them. Other than that: No UFOs. |
August 23rd, 2014 at 5:59:06 AM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | It sure looks like metal fatigue. |
August 23rd, 2014 at 6:16:23 AM permalink | |
Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | Repeated flexing of the basketball over the nose may cause differential wear in the fibers resulting in a blowout at altitude. I've always felt the basketball was mainly cosmetic. Think now of the Hawaian repeated flexing of the fuselage... that is a different matter as far as safety goes but the same thing: repeated stress, a propagating crack .... and the expected results. |