Not buying it. The drag from the tape would waste fuel. If an airline ever wanted to tape over a problem on the wing, at the very least, they would ensure it was flat and smooth. It’s a cute picture and I’m sure someone had fun creating it.
I’m thinking it’s hailstorm damage and the plane is actually being flown to a repair facility and this picture being taken by a crewperson, i.e. no passengers.
Took a bit of googling to find results that weren’t making jokes…
But here’s a comment from a site discussing airplane repairs:
“Speed tape, used to patch all sorts of cosmetic problems on a plane. In that particular case – I’m guessing a Boeing 787, but maybe an A350 – it’ll be a composite wing, anyway. It’s taken a while for them to work out how to get paint to stick to composite wings, leading to some early examples looking like this until they next end up in the paint shop…
Nothing to worry about, but it isn’t a great look.”
So I next googled “airplane speed tape,” and found pictures of other planes, and more information.
Apparently it costs $400 a roll, and has adhesive strong enough to stay on in flight. It’s used for “cosmetic repairs” like scratches …. even though it may look scarier than the scratches… often temporarily, and it’s considered quite safe.
If this link works…. See more pictures and info here:
Thanks. I’m surprised at the sloppy job. When learning to fly they warned that an eighth inch of rime ice could disrupt airflow enough to cause problems, so seeing 1/8″ (or maybe only 1/16″) tape wrinkles looks bad. The P-51 Mustang had great range thanks to it’s “laminar flow” wing. But that was compromised when it got dirty. Wrinkles=drag, drag=fuel, fuel=$$$.
No, East Berlin and West Berlin are free to pass through as they wish. Now, the Mainers had better just keep moving through to Vermont or stay on their side of the line, thank you very much!
Apropos Capitals: Bavaria’s Capital’s name is München (Munich) – but we have another München in Bavaria, too which happens to be a small village. But they do have a train station with that name and celebrate Oktoberfest…
Plastic tube with plastic lenses… or quite possibly only one lens.
I bought something similar, but shorter, billed as a pocket microscope, from a 50c bin at a toy store in the 80s.
Poor girl’s loupe.
Hard to see through new, impossible after a week in a pocket
….
Those ads stay the same for years, except for the prices… the artwork is updated every couple of decades.
But that kind of plastic and that bathing suit or underwear are later than the 40s.
$1.98 sounds too high for the 50s… But who knows. A ripoff at half the price.
Plus they mail it in a manilla envelope, so it might arrive broken.
Not the good kind used for real glasses… The cheap stuff used for disposable drinking glasses, with zero optic quality, and no scratch resistance either..
I saw these once in the “As Seen on TV” section at Walmart. Not sure the same brand but I’m sure the same product.
Sealed in a blister pack, so you couldn’t try them on or even look through them.
True, they’re very light weight… because they’re absolute junk.
And IIRC, which I’m not sure I do… Not cheap. Maybe $39.95.
…
BTW that ad says they have 4x magnification.
I have a pair of inexpensive 4x magnification reading glasses… usually you can only find up to 2.5, so I just had to try them.
If you hold your head perfectly still and focus on one thing, they’re fine… But the minute you try to look away, or around the room, you get dizzy to the point of nausea.
I’m sure the same happens with Zoomies…. IF you can see through them at all.
Most of you probably recognize him…. But just in case you don’t know who he is, and don’t want to watch all that to find out….
This is…
Charles Bronson
An interesting thing about him, to me, anyway…
He fits so well in these tough guy Western roles, a lot of people assume that he’s of Native American or possibly Hispanic descent.
The truth is, his family were all Lithuanian.
Extremely poor coal miners, which was how he started his working life, himself, until going into the military, and finding a way out of the mines, and poverty.
I finally found all ten, but this one was probably the most challenging one we’ve seen in quite some time. I don’t envy you, Susan, on this one, you must had worked “hard for the money” on this one, so much so, you should ask nighthawks to double your salary…
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♫♪”Oh, Canadog…”♫♪
..
Great camo.
The Mimanian flag!
?
..
And he didn’t poop on the glass? That bird’s a disgrace!
,
Is it too late to change planes?
Took me a minute to realize what I was looking at, cos I thought the window frame was part of the taped object.
But noooo….
Is that Reynolds wrap?
Not buying it. The drag from the tape would waste fuel. If an airline ever wanted to tape over a problem on the wing, at the very least, they would ensure it was flat and smooth. It’s a cute picture and I’m sure someone had fun creating it.
I’m thinking it’s hailstorm damage and the plane is actually being flown to a repair facility and this picture being taken by a crewperson, i.e. no passengers.
It’s real…
Took a bit of googling to find results that weren’t making jokes…
But here’s a comment from a site discussing airplane repairs:
“Speed tape, used to patch all sorts of cosmetic problems on a plane. In that particular case – I’m guessing a Boeing 787, but maybe an A350 – it’ll be a composite wing, anyway. It’s taken a while for them to work out how to get paint to stick to composite wings, leading to some early examples looking like this until they next end up in the paint shop…
Nothing to worry about, but it isn’t a great look.”
So I next googled “airplane speed tape,” and found pictures of other planes, and more information.
Apparently it costs $400 a roll, and has adhesive strong enough to stay on in flight. It’s used for “cosmetic repairs” like scratches …. even though it may look scarier than the scratches… often temporarily, and it’s considered quite safe.
If this link works…. See more pictures and info here:
https://www.google.com/search?q=airplane+wing+speed+tape&newwindow=1&sca_esv=0d92ac7cb0bb3d0b&sxsrf=ADLYWILPw3iiBGjKgmCEJCNusV6IrWpWgg%3A1730583001058&source=hp&ei=2ZkmZ-qBAq6lkPIPmtqN6Qw&oq=airplane+speed+tape&gs_lp=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&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-hp
Thanks. I’m surprised at the sloppy job. When learning to fly they warned that an eighth inch of rime ice could disrupt airflow enough to cause problems, so seeing 1/8″ (or maybe only 1/16″) tape wrinkles looks bad. The P-51 Mustang had great range thanks to it’s “laminar flow” wing. But that was compromised when it got dirty. Wrinkles=drag, drag=fuel, fuel=$$$.
Berlin, New Hampshire–1940
No Berlin wall?
No, East Berlin and West Berlin are free to pass through as they wish. Now, the Mainers had better just keep moving through to Vermont or stay on their side of the line, thank you very much!
Plus different time…
Um… It was supposed to be a joke…
We know.
Apropos Capitals: Bavaria’s Capital’s name is München (Munich) – but we have another München in Bavaria, too which happens to be a small village.
But they do have a train station with that name and celebrate Oktoberfest…
on set, North by Northwest
On set, or on location?
location it is
seen on the backs of comic books throughout the fifties
Does it really see through ladies’ clothes?
60’s and 70’s also.
Plastic tube with plastic lenses… or quite possibly only one lens.
I bought something similar, but shorter, billed as a pocket microscope, from a 50c bin at a toy store in the 80s.
Poor girl’s loupe.
Hard to see through new, impossible after a week in a pocket
….
Those ads stay the same for years, except for the prices… the artwork is updated every couple of decades.
But that kind of plastic and that bathing suit or underwear are later than the 40s.
$1.98 sounds too high for the 50s… But who knows. A ripoff at half the price.
Plus they mail it in a manilla envelope, so it might arrive broken.
The modern version (apparently still available).
Also plastic, with plastic lenses.
Not the good kind used for real glasses… The cheap stuff used for disposable drinking glasses, with zero optic quality, and no scratch resistance either..
I saw these once in the “As Seen on TV” section at Walmart. Not sure the same brand but I’m sure the same product.
Sealed in a blister pack, so you couldn’t try them on or even look through them.
True, they’re very light weight… because they’re absolute junk.
And IIRC, which I’m not sure I do… Not cheap. Maybe $39.95.
…
BTW that ad says they have 4x magnification.
I have a pair of inexpensive 4x magnification reading glasses… usually you can only find up to 2.5, so I just had to try them.
If you hold your head perfectly still and focus on one thing, they’re fine… But the minute you try to look away, or around the room, you get dizzy to the point of nausea.
I’m sure the same happens with Zoomies…. IF you can see through them at all.
,.
I think “The Spirit of Ecstasy”.makes a better hood ornament…
,..,
You really like living dangerously, don’t you, nighthawks?
Is this going to be like, a thing? Because if it is i just want the ladies to know that i on your side!
Do you mean on Nighthawks’ side?
She takes vitameatavegimen.
do you poop out at parties?
Yeah right…
If you don’t take your Mother’s Little Helper you’ll probably suffer your 19th Nervous Breakdown and it could be The Last Time.
.,,
One of the better opening western scenes…
Most of you probably recognize him…. But just in case you don’t know who he is, and don’t want to watch all that to find out….
The truth is, his family were all Lithuanian.
Extremely poor coal miners, which was how he started his working life, himself, until going into the military, and finding a way out of the mines, and poverty.
Thanks, I can usually recognize him. I think the hair threw me. I was thinking
I can kind of see why…
.
Carradine was always tall and thin, to the point of looking gaunt.
There is a face with a lot of character.
….
I’ve known a couple of them. They were terrific dogs, friendly and sociable.
About this week’s puzzle…
All I can say is bwah-hah-hah!
But I did it, and so can you!
I’m leaving the solution a bit early…
But I told the dogs to bite anybody who peeks before giving it a good try.
Let’s see some tens!
When you’re finished….. Compare with my solution…
I thought I’d l leave some appropriate solving music 😁
Found eight and consider myself lucky.
Nine.
It took me a couple (or more!) goes through comparing parts of the picture, but I eventually found all eleven!
Eleven would have been a new record…this was one of Stel’s puzzles–she didn’t make those kinds of errors
I
8
I finally found all ten, but this one was probably the most challenging one we’ve seen in quite some time. I don’t envy you, Susan, on this one, you must had worked “hard for the money” on this one, so much so, you should ask nighthawks to double your salary…
Wow, thanks.
Yeah, this one took longer than usual… plus I added music (which I guess nobody noticed anyway.)
But I’m not sure Nighthawks can fit any more zeros on a check!
as long as the first number is a zero
no problem—consider it doubled…oh what the hey, make it tripled
I’m gonna have to carry an extra purse for the zeros!
Not only does this building not have a “No Pets” policy, it appears to have a “Pets Required” policy.
Found this earlier in the week, seems appropriate for today 🙂
Appropriate today 🙂
Mission accomplished!
This is not trick photography,
Lion’s mane jellyfish are big ! !
Nope nope nope, even the little jellies scare me.
Dracaena fragrans just now: