The damage on the leading edge seems to be along the elbow of the wing where it transitions from one angle to another. The sensors are dropping off around the wing over time, and what comes to mind is various aerodynamic forms of burning aluminum flame. As the leading edge is destroyed, the wave forms change, focusing the heat on different areas. As
The launch video shows, the airflow moves from the fuselage side of the wing towards the tip. If/when an aluminum flame started, I can imagine it burning outwards along the leading edge, peeling off more of the leading edge, exposing and igniting more aluminumenum.
I have been posting this possibility for two days. Now the evidence mounts.
please check my website for my proposed chain of events and references. It goes: tile damage makes debris on reentry, debris makes plasma trail, plasma ion trail makes lightning rod through atmosphere, atmosphere makes lightning, lightning damages composite, composite fails, etc.
NEW INFO RE: ELECTRIC BOLT AND SIMILAR EVENTS!
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More confirmation and information related to my theory of events in this article which describes a blue jet being created by a meteor, and a research balloon being destroyed by an electric bolt at over 100,000ft. I have been posting this for a few days, and all the new information keeps confirming it as a real possibility.
NEW INFO re: Electrical Effect on Shuttle!!
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More confirmation and information related to my theory of events in this article which describes a blue jet being created by a meteor, and a research balloon being destroyed by an electric bolt at over 100,000ft. The odds of a shuttle passing through a sprite or jet was estimated at 1 in 100.. seems pretty accurate.
Electrostatic discharge down damage plasma trail
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The first news conference really showed an arrogance on NASA's part. They kept saying that nothing was going to happen.. yet it had already happened!
Enthusiasm and dedication often considered positive qualities can lead to disaster, both here and in many other instances closer to home (and work).
composites don't shield lightnining well!
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The tiles were damaged heavily at launch, scratched deeply as in previous incidents.
The roughtiles heated and shed, leaving a trail of debris plasma.
The plasma trailacted as a conduit for an electrical arc from charged particles in the high upper atmosphere,similar to the Ben Franklin kite legend.
A huge bolt travelled along the plasma trail to the left wing where it caused severe damage, enough to cause a cascading failure over subsequent minutes. Blue jets, elves and sprites are large atmospheric electrical phenomena which occur at the altitude the space shuttle was passing thru and were being studied by Ramon in the MEIDEX dust experiment. My,My, Hey, Hey
Electrostatic discharge down damage plasma trail
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The tiles were damaged heavily at launch, scratched deeply as in previous incidents.
The roughtiles heated and shed, leaving a trail of debris plasma.
The plasma trailacted as a conduit
for an electrical arc from charged particles in the high upper atmosphere,similar to the Ben Franklin kite legend.
A huge bolt travelled along the plasma trail to the left wing where it caused severe damage, enough to cause a cascading failure over subsequent minutes. Blue jets, elves and sprites are large atmospheric electrical phenomena which occur at the altitude the space shuttle was passing thru and were being studied by Ramon in the MEIDEX dust experiment.
The tiles were damaged heavily at launch, scratched deeply as in previous incidents.
The rough tiles heated and shed, leaving a trail of debris plasma.
The plasma trail acted as a conduit for an electrical
arc from charged particles in the high upper atmosphere,similar to the Ben Franklin kite legend.
A huge bolt travelled along the plasma trail to the left wing where it caused enough damage to induce a cascading failure over subsequent minutes.
Blue jets, elves and sprites are large atmospheric electrical phenomena which occur at the altitude the space shuttle was passing thru and were being studied by Ramon in the MEIDEX dust experiment.
Temperature detectors influenced by lightning?
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A 1995 lightning incident on the plane that was to become TWA 800 caused "the wheel brake temperature indicators to register full scale when the brakes had scarcely been used"
Could the tile debris plasma trail have caused "Rocket Lightning" where atmospheric charges connect via an aircrafts contrail.
This could lead to sensor malfunctions and cause enough wing damage for the rest to occur..
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The damage on the leading edge seems to be along the elbow of the wing where it transitions from one angle to another. The sensors are dropping off around the wing over time, and what comes to mind is various aerodynamic forms of burning aluminum flame. As the leading edge is destroyed, the wave forms change, focusing the heat on different areas. As The launch video shows, the airflow moves from the fuselage side of the wing towards the tip. If/when an aluminum flame started, I can imagine it burning outwards along the leading edge, peeling off more of the leading edge, exposing and igniting more aluminumenum.
The carbon-carbon leading edge is bolted on, and I have an explanation for how it came off indirectly from the foam impact which as NASA said wouldn't damage it.
I have been posting this possibility for two days. Now the evidence mounts. please check my website for my proposed chain of events and references.
It goes: tile damage makes debris on reentry, debris makes plasma trail, plasma ion trail makes lightning rod through atmosphere, atmosphere makes lightning, lightning damages composite, composite fails, etc.
More confirmation and information related to my theory of events in this article which describes a blue jet being created by a meteor, and a research balloon being destroyed by an electric bolt at over 100,000ft. I have been posting this for a few days, and all the new information keeps confirming it as a real possibility.
More confirmation and information related to my theory of events in this article which describes a blue jet being created by a meteor, and a research balloon being destroyed by an electric bolt at over 100,000ft. The odds of a shuttle passing through a sprite or jet was estimated at 1 in 100.. seems pretty accurate.
The first news conference really showed an arrogance on NASA's part. They kept saying that nothing was going to happen.. yet it had already happened! Enthusiasm and dedication often considered positive qualities can lead to disaster, both here and in many other instances closer to home (and work).
I haven't seen anyone try and connect the "purple streak" picture and the break-up, so i'll post my theory references again and hope it gets considered.
New image evidence shows damage to the composite section of the wing. An increasing reliance on composite materials in aircraft construction creates the potential for additional problems because the composites can allow a connection between lightning and airplane electrical circuitsThe tiles were damaged heavily at launch, scratched deeply as in previous incidents.
The roughtiles heated and shed, leaving a trail of debris plasma.
The plasma trailacted as a conduit for an electrical arc from charged particles in the high upper atmosphere,similar to the Ben Franklin kite legend.
A huge bolt travelled along the plasma trail to the left wing where it caused severe damage, enough to cause a cascading failure over subsequent minutes. Blue jets, elves and sprites are large atmospheric electrical phenomena which occur at the altitude the space shuttle was passing thru and were being studied by Ramon in the MEIDEX dust experiment.
My,My, Hey, Hey
I haven't seen anyone try and connect the "purple streak" picture and the break-up, so i'll post my theory references again and hope it gets considered.
The tiles were damaged heavily at launch, scratched deeply as in previous incidents.
The roughtiles heated and shed, leaving a trail of debris plasma.
The plasma trailacted as a conduit for an electrical arc from charged particles in the high upper atmosphere,similar to the Ben Franklin kite legend.
A huge bolt travelled along the plasma trail to the left wing where it caused severe damage, enough to cause a cascading failure over subsequent minutes. Blue jets, elves and sprites are large atmospheric electrical phenomena which occur at the altitude the space shuttle was passing thru and were being studied by Ramon in the MEIDEX dust experiment.
New image evidence shows damage to the composite section of the wing. An increasing reliance on composite materials in aircraft construction creates the potential for additional problems because the composites can allow a connection between lightning and airplane electrical circuits
Here is how an electric bolt may have occurred:
The tiles were damaged heavily at launch, scratched deeply as in previous incidents.
The rough tiles heated and shed, leaving a trail of debris plasma.
The plasma trail acted as a conduit for an electrical arc from charged particles in the high upper atmosphere,similar to the Ben Franklin kite legend.
A huge bolt travelled along the plasma trail to the left wing where it caused enough damage to induce a cascading failure over subsequent minutes. Blue jets, elves and sprites are large atmospheric electrical phenomena which occur at the altitude the space shuttle was passing thru and were being studied by Ramon in the MEIDEX dust experiment.
The solution is (d) all of the above.
oops.. missed adding this rocket lightning link
A 1995 lightning incident on the plane that was to become TWA 800 caused "the wheel brake temperature indicators to register full scale when the brakes had scarcely been used" Could the tile debris plasma trail have caused "Rocket Lightning" where atmospheric charges connect via an aircrafts contrail. This could lead to sensor malfunctions and cause enough wing damage for the rest to occur..