Radome
as someone has commented that looks like it was forced off the metal support ring by a huge internal positive pressure forcing the radome to pull through the rivets.
Where did this pressure come from is a sudden change of atmospheric pressure (very low) capable of creating that differential that or a very high RoC.
Or would it require a front pressure bulkhead failure.?
What pressure differential would be required to force the radome material over the rivets?
Has it been confirmed it is from the aircraft? any pics of cockpit seen yet. Finally I suppose it is possible that depending on the attitude etc at impact that could have caused front bulkhead to go
Last edited by oldoberon; 24th Jan 2015 at 10:47.
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