Aviation "speed tape" explain. Watch this interesting video and enjoy the moment.
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00:03 So, yeah, that's not actually duct tape, that's speed tape.
00:06 I'm an aircraft mechanic, and speed tape is an aluminum-based tape that's designed specifically
00:11 for aviation due to the high speeds and the large temperature differentials that aircraft
00:15 are subjected to.
00:16 And in this instance, it's most likely being used as a temporary sealant for the forward
00:21 part of this component, which is called a strake, which helps redirect airflow coming
00:25 around the engine's macelle over the aircraft's wing to increase the wing's lift efficiency.
00:29 Kind of like how Aragorn was able to redirect Sauron's forces in the Lord of the Rings
00:33 after declaring himself openly in the Palantir that was recovered from the Tower of Orthanc
00:37 after the defeat of Saruman, causing Sauron to assume that the heir of Asildur was going
00:41 to be in the city of Minasgith, and not expecting him to go to the Dim Halt with the Great
00:45 Company
00:45 to summon the Army of the Dead at the Stone of Arak to break the Corsairs of Umbar's
00:49 siege at the port city of Pelagia and to sail up the Anduin River to break the siege of Minasgith,
00:54 thus causing Sauron to overstretch his hand and give Frodo and Sam a chance to scramble
00:59 across the Plateau of Bugarov to destroy the Ring of Power in the cracks of doom from
01:02 whence it came.
01:04 But yeah, speed tape doesn't actually hold anything together, it just, in this case, is
01:09 keeping moisture from getting underneath this component.
01:12 but I think the speed tape is pretty cool, so...
01:15 Yep!
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