Ryanair Repair Cockpit Window With Tape?
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WFLineage1000,
ASFKAP was referring to an entirely different incident, although, it was blown out of proportion as well.
Are you sure? I know about BA (1-11). Cathay?
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The BAC1-11 incident occurred over Oxfordshire, if I remember correctly. The crew were unable to pull him back in, and I believe he endured the rest of the flight half in and half out of the aircraft. Very lucky to escape with a broken arm and cuts, I believe.
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I was Load master on B707 , used Speed tape to repair damage on leading edge of tail section. It was on there for months, no problem. It does what it says on the wrapper.
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the lost windscreen
Greetings
The reason that windscreen dropped out was a new set of wrong dia screws were fitted . Think there is/was a CAA report on the matter. It was also a part of a human factors course which I was given.
The reason for the tape is to protect the sealant while it cures. A combination of ground time and temprature being a facture of the cure. And a need to fly before it is fully cured.
Some years back I had the pleasure of cleaning a windscreen, covered in sealent, which no tape had been applied.
This was of course on a 747, useing a "cherry picker" . Not happy 
The reason that windscreen dropped out was a new set of wrong dia screws were fitted . Think there is/was a CAA report on the matter. It was also a part of a human factors course which I was given.
The reason for the tape is to protect the sealant while it cures. A combination of ground time and temprature being a facture of the cure. And a need to fly before it is fully cured.
Some years back I had the pleasure of cleaning a windscreen, covered in sealent, which no tape had been applied.
This was of course on a 747, useing a "cherry picker" . Not happy
I've just found this thread, and am royally peed off.
I'm one of the several hundred boffins on the books of the Science Media Centre - I got contacted with this story by SMC before it was published. I explained all the things you'd think I'd explain -why you can't hold a window in with duct tape, where you would use it, how windows are held in, that Ryanair are actually quite good at maintaining their aeroplanes and don't play stupid games with safety.
Looking at this story, which I didn't know had gone out - it's very clear that the Sun decided that my advice just got in the way of a good story (and story it is, not news report) and binned it.
One cannot hope to bribe or twist,
Thank God, the British journalist;
But seeing what the man will do, unbribed:
There's no occasion to.
Another newspaper I'll take even more care talking to in the future.
(And for the record, I most certainly was not the pilot who gave that damn fool quote to this rag.)
G
I'm one of the several hundred boffins on the books of the Science Media Centre - I got contacted with this story by SMC before it was published. I explained all the things you'd think I'd explain -why you can't hold a window in with duct tape, where you would use it, how windows are held in, that Ryanair are actually quite good at maintaining their aeroplanes and don't play stupid games with safety.
Looking at this story, which I didn't know had gone out - it's very clear that the Sun decided that my advice just got in the way of a good story (and story it is, not news report) and binned it.
One cannot hope to bribe or twist,
Thank God, the British journalist;
But seeing what the man will do, unbribed:
There's no occasion to.
Another newspaper I'll take even more care talking to in the future.
(And for the record, I most certainly was not the pilot who gave that damn fool quote to this rag.)
G
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The HS Tape is not used to hold the Window in place
this statement was already given in post #11 (24.10.2011)
When do you start to read the hole thread before you write your comments?
PS: Same behaviour in the "IDG oil purpose" thread.
