Saftey of exposed wheel at 41,000 feet

#31 December 9th 03, 07:55 AM

David,

Do the tires warm at all during decent?

Have you followed the Columbia accident analysis at all? The short
answer is: Yes.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

#32 December 9th 03, 02:29 PM

"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message ...
David,

Do the tires warm at all during decent?

Have you followed the Columbia accident analysis at all? The short
answer is: Yes.

Well, what if you don't have a hole in the wing?

By the way, I notice that the inboard leading edge panel is missing off the Enterprise
when I was at the Udvar-Hazy center on Saturday. I suspect NASA has it for testing.

#33 December 12th 03, 01:35 AM

Ron Natalie wrote:

"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message ...
David,

Do the tires warm at all during decent?

Have you followed the Columbia accident analysis at all? The short
answer is: Yes.

Well, what if you don't have a hole in the wing?

By the way, I notice that the inboard leading edge panel is missing off the Enterprise
when I was at the Udvar-Hazy center on Saturday. I suspect NASA has it for testing.

Yup, that's where it is.

Margy

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