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Hail pounds a taxiing ERJ-145 in Texas
A meteorologist on board an American Eagle jet taxiing to the runway in Abilene, Texas yesterday took a video of golf ball size hail pounding the Embraer ERJ-145 for more than seven minutes while they sat on the taxiway. The plane had to turn back to the gate because of the damage. (thevane.gawker.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Mama mia! I bet that bird looks like a golf ball.
Makes me think if it was composite that the hail would have sproing right off.
Think I could get the same video from my living room while my kids spray the window with the garden hose...Yawn!!!
Did you turn on the sound?
...not even a hanger to tow into for some protection. I doubt that hail damage like that is repairable - the thinner parts like control surfaces would have been penetrated, and the airfoil would be trashed. Anything about the windscreen or engines?
Hangar would have been useful, but I don't think a hanger would have been of any use.
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