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Dec 17^th, 2007 at 6:42pm

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Just found out what these marks are from, either side of the undercarriage doors on the typhoon...

All credit to the photographer of course...Cracking photo

Whats you best guess Ill let you know the answer in a while...

Wink

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Reply #1 - Dec 17^th, 2007 at 6:44pm

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could be brake dust looking at the circular pattern. ?
maybe missile heat scorch
that or someone forgot a pin in the gear assembly and they folded up the wrong way

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Reply #2 - Dec 17^th, 2007 at 10:17pm

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Heat from the tires after the takeoff roll? Huh

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Reply #3 - Dec 18^th, 2007 at 11:27am

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Tires spraying muddy water about as they continue to rotate after takeoff? Huh

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Reply #4 - Dec 18^th, 2007 at 12:02pm

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Ah yes, these mystery circles.....I wondered what your light rectangles were so I looked into it, but only found a typhoon without them. Strangely enough, this one had the dirty marks around the gear-leg position and from that, it's clear to anyone who has a dear ear, as to what they are from........TRUST ME ! Wink

They're from some sort of an "anti-head-banging cuff" installed for the benefit of the ground crew while working on the gear legs on the ground........... Huh

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Reply #5 - Dec 18^th, 2007 at 12:12pm

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Yes I was just as baffled as you all guessing away, I wouldn't of guessed it either...

The marks are from the remove before flight tags pins in the undercarriage blowing in the wind on the ramp

Also thanks to mic for supplying the photo

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Reply #6 - Dec 18^th, 2007 at 4:16pm

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That Typhoon shot is mindblowing! Shocked

&&&&&&Check my aviation-photo's at www.airliners.be&&&&Or go straight to Omag's Album

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Reply #7 - Dec 20^th, 2007 at 8:13am

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I see my theory is wrong... the gear folds the other way, duh. And the tires are much smaller than those round areas.

I don't think it's from the flags on the safety pins, though...

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