*PMH - Fixing the Plane's Wing with Duct Tape -- India

[airmech1985]

Good old speed tape!!

[210482fmj]

how about replacing the worn out part

[jonahmoffatt]

no doubt they kick the fucking tyres aswell

[210482fmj]

for an aircraft maintainance this is truly beyond belief. im not sure if this is a fake video or not but if it is genuine then it just shwos how backward they are over there

[757mech1]

@210482fmj That an approved repair right out of the maintenance manual for the Airbus. All it is, is a stainless steel rub strip on the top of the flap and some times they peel up so to temporarily repair it you tape it back down with speed tape and put in on monitor to repair later. You know, like when there's not 170 people sitting on the airplane waiting to leave.

[210482fmj]

@757mech1 im not to sure

[757mech1]

@210482fmj Not to sure about what?

[hod05]

its in india what do you expect a competent indian engineer ha ha "snigger" lol

[3624nathan]

Dam airbus hydraulic pumps make lots of noise

[ad1131]

They're probably repairing a worn rub strip. Many aircraft have them, it prevents the flap from rubbing metal(paint) on metal against the inside of the flap well.

the more you know....

[verdemanthe1]

this would not instill confidence in the airline I have chosen

[jtmjtm2001]

Speed tape smeed tape that would still scare the crap out of me seeing the work being performed through the plane window before flying across the Pacific Ocean.

[christychackojohn]

Thats the flaps.

[sgc3000000]

speed tape which is aluminium and is super strong and like imposible to get off and I would trust it having seen many repairs done with it and flown those airctaft, now pwople stop scare mongering your more likely to be killed driving to the airport than on the plane itself

[OLAFOELAMARGADO]

I am very ignorant when it comes with Duck Tape or wing tape or Speed tape. The fact is that that plane should get properly fixed. And I would get off the plane and catch another one Period.

[iMartger]

The whole wing seems to be held together with tape :P

[bradtc33]

i would get my ass off that plane so fucking fast

[jibmathews]

u dummies.... there is no such a thing as speed- tape in aircraft industry... & its not an approved data according to the Boeing aircraft or the Airbus... I will make a bet... u wont find it anyware in maintinance record or the logs about any kind of tape.... If its need to be fixed it need to be fixed according to the manual... More likely it will be scab patch or Flush patch..

[RabidDuck89]

no, my dad has worked on aircraft for almost 40 years, he calls it speed tape, they use it to cover up holes smaller than tennis balls. It's an aluminium foil with a thin plastic coating one side and adhesive the other.

[Mctavish94]

its funny to see them do and people freak out and then ur like its cool its not duct tape its special tape that covers up small holes, like a quick fix

[lozoft9]

@RabidDuck89 so what, it still gave me a kick haha. killjoy

[jaybones15]

LMAO- hoax

[supremewhip]

It's called speed-tape which is made for fixing places, not fuckin duct tape. Moron.

[HerculesApproved]

This is commonly known as 'speed tape' in the aviation industry. Its usually used to cover something that could be damaged in flight from the force of air flowing over it. Its only allowed for temporary repairs until a final repair can be completed. Many times the tape is required to be reapplied over a damaged area every flight to ensure a fresh adhesion.

[VancouverCanucksRock]

use a band-aid nextime

[glennwith2nns]

cheap

[jegc1986]

very common, i see it every day in my life as structural engineer in my airline, just take a look to the SRM of the plane and it says how to make the proccedure with the metal adhesive tape

[aeromech99]

These things are done in accordance with approved maintenance data on a regular basis.

[craiglsimons]

OMG! If I was on that flight, I would have got off the plane! I would be to nervous to be flying on a plane stuck together with hame materials!!!!

[moviedream]

Great video.

You should check out my short film "Duct Tape" too.

[Fletcherau]

I am being enginer of aviation india - nothing to be worried please. God is ensuring safe of all passenger in India. thank you please

[NutsandGuts]

LOL don't worry, shiva will take care of you!

[simpsonstewie]

err. not. shiva is the destroyer!!! run!!!!!

[Frabusne]

what's append?..i think that the persons who repaired the wing of airbus..weren't of airbus

[harishrao84]

hi, I am Mechanical engg, who have worked closely with Aviation at IISc, Blore & also with US Airforce in USA.. well these r very common problem & way to fix small damage.Infact, people who do these repairs no how it should go! They don use oridinary tapes, plssss have some life.. if they would have used, this vidoe wouldn have been uploaded!!!

They use, high grade metal strips or composite strips to fix these problems & aviation in India isnot as bad as others think!

People have some lifE

[Koiramobana]

For a person with a high education you sure type like an illiterate teenager.

[ATFSCrash]

Koiramobana: Steven Hawkins can barely talk so I suppose you think he's a dummy. Einstein flunked math; yet he was excellent at math and physics. Thomas Edison once put oil in a locomotive steam engine boiler by accident; the passengers and train got covered in soot; so I suppose you think Thomas Edison couldn't be an engineer? Just because someone sucks at typing or spelling doesn't mean they can't be an engineer; though it makes it extremely hard.

[crapper1]

our planes are safe dont mind the wing with tape on it

[jmr604]

That is not actually Duct tape.. its an aviation grade metal adhesive tape used in minor cosmetic repairs.

[tranzmitta]

As everybody used to say to me in Hindistan: "In India, everything is possible!" And, Adknat, quite seriously, I have been flying for 30 years and never ever have I seen anything like that happen in Europe. Look on the bright side, it obviously worked, otherwise we wouldn't be watching this today!

[adknat]

Lot of people posting comments on this vid dont even know how India looks like and what is the standard of life here. Most of them have formed opinions reading outdated information or hearsay..Nothing could be far from truth.Those who are commenting like idiots should come to India to find out the truth.

These kind of repairs are common all over the world and including Developed countries where I believe my fellow commentators reside.

[Garbage101]

LOL that is the dumbest comment Ive ever heard in my life

[motorex259]

LOL DID YOU LIVE!?

[TgsMaverick]

LOL is there nothing duct tape CAN'T do?

[pocik]

India is GREAT!!! anything will do..hahaha! God bless all indians...

[abradic]

Oh yeah, there is no dog barking in the video. What you are hearing are the electric hydraulic pumps running on the ground. The Airbus 319/320/321 electric pumps make that noise. Those pumps are only used on the ground with the engines off, and as a back up to the engine hydraulic pumps.

[abradic]

It's not duct tape, it's called speed tape. It's not a broken wing either (wings don't just break). There are seals that rub off or get loose, so the speed tape (aluminum based) is put on temporarily until it can be replaced. Now, if it's structural, trust me, that would not be done.

[john125john]

Morons, "duct tape & broken wing" LOLz. They are engineers they know what they are doing.

[Katiixo]

when i was on a plane the window was cracked a little

[abradic]

And for the cracked window, believe me, if it was cracked it would have blown out once the plane pressurized. Any small tiny crack or fatigue is a danger to blow out, let alone a big crack you can see.

[parthasm]

SHAME ON INDIA

[john125john]

SHAME on people that judge and assumes things they have no clue off.

[ArneDaze]

OMFG!

SCARYY!

[Thandaza47]

Hell nall You got me fuck up I'll be out the exit door QUICK

[pilotboy4655]

what the fuck i would not fly that shit.

[harrychronikjr]

get the hell off the plane!!!!

[vinnyflintoff]

I'm training to be an Aircraft technician. If you did this stuff & something were to happen to this plane you'd be jailed for 25 years.

[af4cz]

Not very bright, are you guys?

A simple Google search would have made you sound less ignorant. That is special repair tape, that is used to seal small cracks in a multi-layer laminate, before they become big. It helps increase structural integrity, and is used frequently by all airlines in between major repairs and other more permanent techniques.

[DrkRonin03]

Way to be a funkiller

[Kami912]

someone who is bright! I like that!

[damnit20]

haha lol thats probably the only plane india can afford

poor nation very poor they wash theirselves with cow pee

[twilightzone80]

MAGGOT COCK

[BitterYouth]

wow...thats the stupidest comment ive heard in my...whole life. you idiot, NOBODY washes themselves with cow pee. ignorance is such a pitiful thing

[zoooey1]

u moron

[Mesits]

Whoa , they sure trust their gods !!

I always find Indian ways inspireing , even liberating , and that is one of the reasons

I'm going back to India in may .

[pandyam]

Not heard if any plane crashed in India.

Why the hell all european and American company invest too much when some solution can be that simple?

It makes me remember of the joke when US astronaut were not able to write with pen in rocket so they invested 10s of thousand to invent a pen which could support gravity in space; and Russian used laughed and used pencil..

hahaha

[cacanon]

This is not a plane u fools

[fuckfuckbitch]

The dog barking is crazy. What else is on the plane.. sheep and goats?

[AlatusLeo]

Your "dog" is actually the A320's hydrolic system. About the tape: deovalente is completely right.

[Xeon286]

fuck going on that plane

[fuckfuckbitch]

What is hydrolic? Did you mean hydraulic? I bet you meant to say, "No that noise is just the sheep and goats licking the Indian's feces off of the seats".

[pablosci]

OMG

people can die in there!!!

[Juhne99]

Form franska kopplar, träningsvideo från eteriska oljor. Komma till punkt, så frän så frän. Mega kanske imorgon, tarmvred i sketan. Ta en flaska åt mig också!

[experimentjon]

That kid in the background around 30-40 sec sounds like the blob from PSP game Loco Roco.

[bigcook]

Is that a fucking dog barking in the background!?!

Wheres David Berkowitz when you need him?!

[Laqrhead]

Red Green would be proud.

[word360]

lol

[Garbage101]

Im american but I got that one!

[hosage]

This tape is actually called "Speed Tape"

[deovalente]

Not duct tape. "The patch materials were aluminum alloy sheet and aramid fibre reinforced composite prepreg. A cold curing acrylic based adhesive was used for bonding. Specimens with simulated patch repairs were subjected to both constant amplitude and flight simulation fatigue testing under various environmental conditions. The results indicated that bonded patches are potentially very good repairs for areas weakened by corrosion and its removal."

[straightflipshift]

nice

[downhill240]

Next time take the Bus!