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Old 5th Nov 2017, 19:42
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@Beagle and maybe others........

There is no "windshield" panel on the F-16. You are looking thru a "bubble" and the HUD is in the way, heh heh.

So the aero effects of RHAW gear "improvements" seem to have made for the problem that we early drivers did not see.

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I cannot find the whole accident report, and would like to see if the "board" recommended a re-design and testing of new antennas that would eliminate the water puddling. But what do I know?

Hell, maybe a strip of duct tape just behind those antennas and in front of the canopy seal might solve the problem!!!

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