Way OT (was RE: OT somewhat. China, our aircraft, delays.)

From: ajp166 <ajp166_at_bellatlantic.net>
Date: Mon Apr 9 18:16:23 2001

>From: "Eric J. Korpela" <korpela_at_ellie.ssl.berkeley.edu>
>To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
>Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 11:48 AM
>Subject: Re: Way OT (was RE: OT somewhat. China, our aircraft, delays.)
>
>
>> > - The radome is missing. I'm at a loss to explain how the radome
>> > got ripped off the aircraft by contact on the wing -- especially
>> > given that the fuselage forward of the wing root doesn't appear
>> > damaged.
>>
>> I've assumed that the missing radome was part of the "landing
>>preparations" if you know what I mean.


Far from likely, the dome it self is just a RF transparent window and
all the goodies, radar antenna and bits, are mounted to the aircraft.
The seperation like for a contact would be clean as the dome is
removeable with ease for maintenace on the equipment behind it.

Besides the dome leaving would likely contact other parts of the
plane on the way past doing significant damage.

What I can't figure is why the figher pilot didn't punch out unless
his path was such that his canopy was scraped off taking him
with it.

Allison
Received on Mon Apr 09 2001 - 18:16:23 BST