Beat Attack [Archive]

lifejogger

December 20th, 2009, 07:08

I apologize if this has already been posted.

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What would the world be like without duct tape?<o:p></o:p>
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Apparently a bear attacked the pilot's plane while parked in a remote field up in Alaska . He had not cleaned out the inside after a long fishing trip and the bear smelled it.

He had 2 new tires, 3 cases of Duct Tape and several rolls of cellophane delivered. Then he went about repairing the plane so he could fly it home, which he did.

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Gutsy, to say the least...<o:p></o:p>

Cloud9Gal

December 20th, 2009, 07:21

Holy Ravioli! <----borrowed from my friend smilo :bump:

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Wow! Some scary sights there...

Thanks for sharing lifejogger!

jmig

December 20th, 2009, 07:42

Ingenious!!!

Next time don't eat in the cockpit :)

Those are awesome pictures of bush flying at its best.

Lionheart

December 20th, 2009, 09:10

That is incredible.. Goodness...

Another amazing duct tape story..

Thanks for the heads up.

Bill

harleyman

December 20th, 2009, 09:15

They say Charles Linbergh used duct tape to help keep his eyes open during record setting flights...

Gotta love the stuff...

Ferry_vO

December 20th, 2009, 10:01

If the damage was only done to the fabric and not too the control wires or structure of the aircraft I guess it would be possible to temporarily fix it that way.. I guess it beats being stuck there with a hungry bear!

Bjoern

December 20th, 2009, 12:32

They say Charles Linbergh used duct tape to help keep his eyes open during record setting flights...

Duct tape also keeps the universe together...and the Bundeswehr.

Gotta love the stuff...

Yep. Awesome invention!

Dangerousdave26

December 20th, 2009, 15:21

Did anyone see the Myth Busters Episode on Duct Tape.

http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mythbusters-duct-tape-hour-outtakes.html

Confirmed!

TARPSBird

December 20th, 2009, 15:58

Next time leave a picnic basket out for the bear! :icon_lol:
USN/USMC version of duct tape is ordnance tape, pretty much same stuff except olive drab color and maybe a stronger adhesive. Nicknamed "400-knot tape", good for securing access panels on jets when you don't have time to replace worn-out fasteners. Although I'm sure no airdale types here have ever resorted to such extreme measures to get an up aircraft for the flight schedule... :rolleyes:

Piglet

December 20th, 2009, 16:27

Supposetly, baloon tires attract bears, since they look like giant donuts.
With the thread title "Beat Attack", I thought this was gonna be about beatnicks on the rampage!

lifejogger

December 20th, 2009, 17:11

Supposetly, baloon tires attract bears, since they look like giant donuts.
With the thread title "Beat Attack", I thought this was gonna be about beatnicks on the rampage!

Oh well, the r and the t are right next to each other on the key board and at my age I'm lucky I get the Bea right.:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

Piglet

December 20th, 2009, 18:50

LOL We're all getting older!:isadizzy:

Lionheart

December 20th, 2009, 19:34

In the racing world, they call Duct Tape 'Racing Tape'.. (You can order it pre-colored to your race cars colors). Its still duct tape.

You should always run it in the direction of the wind though. I see on that plane that he ran it cross ways around the fuselage instead of longitudinally. Bad as the wind eventually lifts the edges that are facing the wind, so if you have strips running long ways in the wind, its less area facing it and thus it stays longer. In the end, the wind wins the fight against DT. But there are ways to make it last longer..

Bill

Piglet

December 20th, 2009, 22:12

Good enough for a temp repair on a slow plane. That tape will stay on long enough.
One place where duct tape is rarely used....
Ducts!!

mrogers

December 20th, 2009, 23:32

Wow, what a total mess the bear made of the plane!! Even the tires were not left alone as well!! Correction: it wasn't total, apparently the flying control surfaces were left alone!

Wow, what an indigenious repair job!! Duct tape...LOL!! What a story that guy will tell for years to come!

viking3

December 21st, 2009, 00:08

Yep, Red Green would proud.:salute:

Regards, Rob:ernae:

Snuffy

December 21st, 2009, 03:24

Where would mankind be today without duct tape? (seen the series before ... still an amazing thing)