Comment on Object that fell from the skies identified as separation ring from a rocketparentComments−philipwhiuk1yI thought it might be an jet-engine cowl, but I don't know enough about planes.−jamieplex1yCowlings are generally thin aluminum or composite materials, never steel. Cowlings are considered "fairings", generally to smooth the air-stream in and around the engine.−buildsjets1yDo you have a theory on where the rest of the airplane went?−philipwhiuk1yMy assumption was that it landed sans-cowl.But it turns out it might be from an Ariane upper stage after all.
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I thought it might be an jet-engine cowl, but I don't know enough about planes.
Cowlings are generally thin aluminum or composite materials, never steel. Cowlings are considered "fairings", generally to smooth the air-stream in and around the engine.
Do you have a theory on where the rest of the airplane went?
My assumption was that it landed sans-cowl.
But it turns out it might be from an Ariane upper stage after all.