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What Is This Black Spot On The Tail?

BR715-A1-30 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (10 years 3 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 3767 times:

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If you look at the large version, you will see a spot that looks like 2 halves. It is on the "A" on the tail. What exactly is that?

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OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (10 years 3 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 3741 times:

Looks like peeled off paint...

The same aircraft, when new, about 1 year earlier...

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BR715-A1-30 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (10 years 3 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 3510 times:

It doesn't look like a paint peeling though. It looks like a patch of some sort. Would the photographer care to chime in.

Dalmd88 From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 2370 posts, RR: 15
Reply 3, posted (10 years 3 weeks 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 3399 times:

It's an antenna panel on the tail. I think VOR. There are two on both sides of the tail leading edge.

Jwenting From Netherlands, joined Apr 2001, 10213 posts, RR: 21
Reply 4, posted (10 years 3 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 3326 times:

If it were a dielectric panel it would be evident on all 717s unless it were suddenly retrofitted on this one aircraft only.

If it's indeed a VOR receiver it would have been there on delivery, and on all 717s.
There is no equivalent on the other side of the aircraft
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but some peeling paint IS visible there (that photo was taken about a month earlier).

Theoretically the aircraft could of course have been retrofitted with some expermintal equipment but I doubt they'd do such a sloppy job of painting the fairing Smile/happy/getting dizzy

I wish I were flying

DalMD88 From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 2370 posts, RR: 15
Reply 5, posted (10 years 3 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 3315 times:

It is a VOR panel. There are two on each side. Every plane has them there. The one in question was most likely changed so the paint doesn't match.

Heavymx1 From United States of America, joined Jun 2003, 305 posts, RR: 1
Reply 6, posted (10 years 2 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 3038 times:

This is ship 762 it just passed thru BWI, it is indeed genuwine paint chipping away in the wind.

I am better than you because I live on an Island

BR715-A1-30 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (10 years 2 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 2979 times:

Well, Hopefull it doesn't happen to...

-761

Heavymx1 From United States of America, joined Jun 2003, 305 posts, RR: 1
Reply 8, posted (10 years 2 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 2928 times:

Hey guys 762 just passed thru BWI again and i got some close ups of the spots on the tail. Let me know if you want to see them and i can send them to you. kevin

I am better than you because I live on an Island

BR715-A1-30 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 9, posted (10 years 1 week 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 2899 times:

Hey Kevin, I'd love to see them.

Heavymx1 From United States of America, joined Jun 2003, 305 posts, RR: 1
Reply 10, posted (10 years 1 week 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 2844 times:

No prob., I,m pretty new here so tell me the best way to get them to you...

I am better than you because I live on an Island

BR715-A1-30 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 11, posted (10 years 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2813 times:

Email me at JT8D219@lycos.com

Heavymx1 From United States of America, joined Jun 2003, 305 posts, RR: 1
Reply 12, posted (10 years 1 week 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 2797 times:

Will do i send them when i get home from work. around 02:00am est.

I am better than you because I live on an Island

BR715-A1-30 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 13, posted (10 years 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 2716 times:

Hi. I got the pictures. That is terrible. (Not the pictures, the paint chipping.)

There is no excuse for that.

Mr Spaceman From Canada, joined Mar 2001, 2781 posts, RR: 15
Reply 14, posted (10 years 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 2639 times:

Hi guys.

Check out the silvery grey spot on the right wing root fairing of this 747. It doesn't look like paint chipping away to me because it's to perfectly shaped. (all right angles.)

Do you guys think this spot is just patchwork that hasn't been painted yet?

With the spot.
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