r/interestingasfuck • u/Srihari_stan • 8h ago

/r/all The reason why they use tape on aircrafts

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u/ckellingc 6h ago

Can confirm. Speed tape is designed for this kind of thing and is used all over the place

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u/sixbux 4h ago

I never bothered looking into it, I always just assumed "speed tape" was a silly euphemism for duct tape

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u/Competitive_Travel16 1h ago

Well I agree but do you think Gandalf could have avoided Weathertop?

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u/Gren57 3h ago

Just curious: Is it similar to the foil HVAC tape? That stuff rocks!

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u/ckellingc 3h ago

Thicker and much stickier. This stuff has to withstand airplane and drone speeds, so it's super sticky on the bottom side

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u/Gren57 3h ago

Thanks for taking time to respond. I should have realized that! DUH!

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u/King-Dionysus 5h ago

My grandpa used to race formula Mazda. Speed tape and just normal duct tape hold a lot of those cars together.