KoppEtchells Effect seen on a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.
Photo:Lance Cpl.
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Yon asked the pilots but nobody seemed to have a clue.
But they did have their own theories.
But this theory has a problem.
A static discharge does not produce a shower of sparks as seen in these pictures.
These materials work great under normal battlefield condition, but the desert is a harsh environment.
Sand is harder than titanium and nickel that make up the abrasion strip.
This sends bits of metals flying into the air.
Dust lights up the rotors of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.
Knowing combat soldiers, its easy to imagine them laughing away at the idea, Yon said.
