BA nose cones

[LongGoneSilva]

Can anyone explain why some of the BA 737 and 757 fleets have black chin straps (like this (http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1086433&WxsIERv=Obrvat%20757-236&Wm=1&WdsYXMg=Oevgvfu%20Nvejnlf&QtODMg=Ybaqba%20-%20Urnguebj%20%28YUE%20%2F%20RTYY%29&ERDLTkt=HX%20-%20Ratynaq&ktODMp=Whyl%2021%2C%202006&BP=1&WNEb25u=Wbua%20Gubzcfba&xsIERvdWdsY=T-PCRA&MgTUQtODMgKE=&YXMgTUQtODMgKERD=770&NEb25uZWxs=2006-07-30%2009%3A11%3A51&ODJ9dvCE=&O89Dcjdg=28666%2F751&static=yes&width=1024&height=708&sok=JURER%20%20%28nveyvar%20YVXR%20%27Oevgvfu%20Nvejnlf%25%2 7%20BE%20nveyvar%20YVXR%20%27Oevgvfu%20Nfvn%20Nvejnlf%25%27% 20BE%20nveyvar%20YVXR%20%27Nve%20Senapr%20%2F%20Oevgvfu%20Nv ejnlf%25%27%20BE%20nveyvar%20YVXR%20%27Hagvgyrq%20%28Oevgvfu %20Nvejnlf%25%27%20BE%20nveyvar%20YVXR%20%27Abegurnfg%20Nvey varf%20%28Oevgvfu%20Nvejnlf%29%25%27%29%20%20BEQRE%20OL%20cu bgb_vq%20QRFP&photo_nr=50&prev_id=1086434&next_id=1086242)) on the nose cones?

LGS

[redsnail]

As far as I know and have been lead to believe the black lines mean they have MLS fitted.

[Carnage Matey!]

It's some sort of static bonding for the radome. The old MLS colour scheme has long since passed.

[ultimatepro63]

Just if you didnt know Mls stands for "Microwave landing system" ::cool:

[LongGoneSilva]

Thanks for your replies guys.

CM, seems a strange form of static bonding to me. Any idea how that would work :confused: