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Plastic Wing Tips:
The paint was blistered and peeled on the
top and bottom of both wing tips,
Again, in this case, it is difficult
to separate thermal from rain damage,
The plastic itself did not appear
damaged but only the aluminum paint.
Stabilator Plastic Tips:
About the same as the wing tips but
to a lesser degree,
Stabilator:
The aluminum paint on the underside was blistered
and peeled in some cases,
Parabrake Compartment:
The white silicone rubber seal on the
bottom edge of the door was cracked diagonally across and two lock tabs
were broken off,
This damage can be attributed to wear and tear from
overheat caused by use of afterburners and normal usage of opening and
closing the door,
Upper Wing Surface:
The blue insignia paint on the upper left
wing was mildly blistered near the aileron hinge attachment,
Instrumentation:
There was no apparent damage to the instrumentation,
Of the 50 oscillograph recorded parameters, 47 produced usable data.
calorimeter malfunctioned,
One
Two thermocouples failed to produce usable
data; one became unpeened and the other gave unreliable readings,
26 parameters recorded on the photopanel, 24 produced usable data,
Of the
The
ambient air temperature probe malfunctioned and the A/B fuel flow produced
unreliable data,
Gust Data:
No gust data was received since the aircraft out ran the
shock,
A AT of about 160°F was experienced on the unpainted
honeycomb of the wing,
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The stabilator honeycomb experienced a AT of
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Thermal Data: