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« on: February 26, 2015, 09:26:26 AM »
http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/brazilian-tam-airlines-flight-jj-3307-makes-emergency-landing-after-flying-into-hailstorm/story-fnizu68q-1227240808750
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« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2015, 10:01:21 AM »
Pucker Factor = Off the charts  Shocked

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« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2015, 12:22:56 PM »
Hail certainly gets your full attention. I've flown thru hail and a 4-5 cat T-storm.  The planes all carry those little dings and dents to this day. Nothing like that story though.
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« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2015, 04:22:48 PM »
Looks more like a deer strike to me.  Shocked
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« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2015, 06:18:51 PM »
Quote from: Gryphon Rider on February 26, 2015, 04:22:48 PM
Looks more like a deer strike to me.  Shocked

Yep.

I'm still trying to get my brain to "see" how hail makes a near perfectr concave shape on the nose of the plane.

It almost looks like the plane rear ended another plane.
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« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2015, 04:01:09 AM »
Quote from: Britman on February 26, 2015, 06:18:51 PM
Quote from: Gryphon Rider on February 26, 2015, 04:22:48 PM
Looks more like a deer strike to me.  Shocked

Yep.

I'm still trying to get my brain to "see" how hail makes a near perfectr concave shape on the nose of the plane.

It almost looks like the plane rear ended another plane.

The radome is composite.  Hail weakens the structure then the air pressure pushes it in.  I've seen them do that if the plies weren't properly cooked during repair.

-RP
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« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2015, 05:14:54 AM »
looks like the new fcc regs have taken place already,, i cant get the Australian site to open,,,
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« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2015, 06:04:59 AM »
Quote from: RP#62 on February 27, 2015, 04:01:09 AM
Quote from: Britman on February 26, 2015, 06:18:51 PM
Quote from: Gryphon Rider on February 26, 2015, 04:22:48 PM
Looks more like a deer strike to me.  Shocked

Yep.

I'm still trying to get my brain to "see" how hail makes a near perfectr concave shape on the nose of the plane.

It almost looks like the plane rear ended another plane.

The radome is composite.  Hail weakens the structure then the air pressure pushes it in.  I've seen them do that if the plies weren't properly cooked during repair.

-RP

Thank you.
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