First picture of VAB damage

I found this distant dim picture of the VAB that appears to show
some of the hurricane damage on the Florida NBC6.com website:

http://www.nbc6.net/news/3711332/detail.html

- Rusty Barton

On 7 Sep 2004 12:19:53 -0700, (Rusty B) wrote:

I found this distant dim picture of the VAB that appears to show
some of the hurricane damage on the Florida NBC6.com website:

http://www.nbc6.net/news/3711332/detail.html

....It appears that most of those lost panels were contiguous, which
leads me to believe that one or two panels came loose, took a few more
with them, and set up sort of a cascade effect. Would be interesting
to see which direction that face was in relative to the direction of
the winds.

OM

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OM wrote:

...It appears that most of those lost panels were contiguous, which
leads me to believe that one or two panels came loose, took a few more
with them, and set up sort of a cascade effect.


My God...it's the dread VAB "zipper effect".... just like on the
Shuttle's tiles! =-O

"Pat Flannery" wrote in message
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OM wrote:

...It appears that most of those lost panels were contiguous, which
leads me to believe that one or two panels came loose, took a few more
with them, and set up sort of a cascade effect.


My God...it's the dread VAB "zipper effect".... just like on the
Shuttle's tiles! =-O

Of course, this effect has been around far longer than the shuttle. Once a
single shingle rips loose in high wind, shingles can start zippering off of
a roof.

Jeff
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OM wrote:

... Would be interesting
to see which direction that face was in relative to the direction of
the winds.

Unless I'm completely turned, that's the south side of the VAB.
Since Frances entered Florida south of Merritt Island, the
winds should have been right to left (east to west).

Pat Flannery writes:



OM wrote:

...It appears that most of those lost panels were contiguous, which
leads me to believe that one or two panels came loose, took a few more
with them, and set up sort of a cascade effect.


My God...it's the dread VAB "zipper effect".... just like on the
Shuttle's tiles! =-O


Or that Aloha Airlines Flight 243....


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On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 19:35:46 -0700, David Lesher wrote:

Pat Flannery writes:



OM wrote:

...It appears that most of those lost panels were contiguous, which
leads me to believe that one or two panels came loose, took a few more
with them, and set up sort of a cascade effect.


My God...it's the dread VAB "zipper effect".... just like on the
Shuttle's tiles! =-O


Or that Aloha Airlines Flight 243....



Nah, wardrobe malfunction. If it can happen to Miss America...

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"David Lesher" wrote in message
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Or that Aloha Airlines Flight 243....

Now we know why it's called *Aloha* Air...

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"David Lesher" wrote in message
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Or that Aloha Airlines Flight 243....

Now we know why it's called *Aloha* Air...

Not funny. There are lines, I suggest you learn them.

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There are lines, I suggest you learn them.

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