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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:

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