And I am a fan of duct tape, ever since I used it a lot in my work sandblasting in the early eighties. It would protect the parts which should not get blasted, like lamps and electronics on a truck. That stuff is just insanely strong (both the glue and the backing).
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[Thanks to Cap Kirk]
During a private "fly-in" fishing excursion in the Alaskan wilderness, the chartered pilot and fishermen left a cooler and bait in the plane. And a bear smelled it. This is what he did to the plane.
The pilot used his radio and had another pilot bring him 2 new tires, 3 cases of duct tape, and a supply of sheet plastic. He patched the plane together, and flew it home...
Update:
CalgaryMark said:
When I lived Up North duct tape (Duck Tape) was known as 100 mile an hour tape because that's how fast you could fly a plane repaired with before it started to peel off .
When I lived Up North duct tape (Duck Tape) was known as 100 mile an hour tape because that's how fast you could fly a plane repaired with before it started to peel off .
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The damage, as bad as it looks is greatly superficial. The wings and control surfaces were not beaten up too badly.
Fact is if he had just striped off the covering from the fuselage it would fly. Remember those early planes with their exposed tubes and wires.
The real question is about the pilot's use of good judgment. To fly when the repairs are planely not up to air worthy standards.
Joe
'The real question is about the pilot's use of good judgment. To fly when the repairs are planely not up to air worthy standards'
Think you might find it was largely this decision or none at all? It's quite an old story, but from memory, these guys were way out deep beyond easy help, and nothing around could take more than a single passenger ... and apparently there were plenty of grumpy bears in the area too!
The lesser of two evils perhaps?
When I lived Up North duct tape (Duck Tape) was known as 100 mile an hour tape because that's how fast you could fly a plane repaired with before it started to peel off . . .
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