Get the duct tape!!!

[Husker]

I think our very own Engineering division have been training up Easyjet crew.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/sh ... er-5789181

[Prototype_No.98]

Well you know what they say..."If it can't be Duct'd it's "

[Patrick]

hahaha, tape has been used on airplanes since the wright brothers, no worries there. Seen it many times myself.

[Dancamvet]

Heh, it's in the Starfleet engineering manual.

[WelshAvenger]

My god, a tabloid paper actually bothered to find the facts behind a story, I'm amazed!

My company builds the planes for Easyjet and it's nice to see that the paper explained what speed tape is.

Let's put it this way, I'd rather have an engine covered in speed tape than have something go wrong mid-flight.

[JarekCyphus]

My god, a tabloid paper actually bothered to find the facts behind a story, I'm amazed!

My company builds the planes for Easyjet and it's nice to see that the paper explained what speed tape is.

Let's put it this way, I'd rather have an engine covered in speed tape than have something go wrong mid-flight.

Yeah, and the Navy and AirForce often use speed tape on their cargo liners to seal in fresh rivets that haven't yet been corrosion treated and painted, as that's a major aspect of corrosion prevention on aircraft. It's often done around landing gear doors and leading edge engine cowlings, like what was seen in the article's picture. The leading edges were neither painted or treated, which is very likely why he was using the tape. That or a rivet or two had popped, for which that's also an acceptable fix. Those leading edges and acoustic liners can stay securely fastened with up to 25% of its rivets missing; the tape is there strictly as reinforcement and to minimize loss of airfoil.

[Obscuras]

well you know what they say.....

"Spare the duct tape, spoil the job."
- Red Green