Please excuse if this has been discussed previously, but I post the following on another pprune forum and it was suggested I browse your discussion. The test recently conducted stated a piece of foam was fired at the wing at 500 mph which yeild the results now believed to be the cause.
The questions I have are:
How could the piece of foam be traveling 500 mph since if departed the tank which was traveling the same speed as the wing ? How did the 500 mph speed become the bench mark? I am sure it has been published, but how fast was Columbia traveling when struck with the foam?