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THE NORTHROP B-2 BOMBER'S wing leading-edge rain erosion problems will be corrected using decidedly low-tech solutions: coarser sandpaper and a thicker paint coat. Engineering specifications called for preparing the surfaces with 180-grit sandpaper, but fine-grit 320 was mistakenly used. The finer...
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