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The Radome Puzzle
(group 4)
| Radome construction just underway. Workers are piecing
together the individual panels that comprise the structure. The
pieces are made of a fiberglass composite and are bolted together.
Notice how big this is going to be by comparing it with the truck
just to its left. |
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...a little more than half-way completed! At this
point the workers are relying on scaffolding that rolls around the
inside of the ball to get to each ascending level. Now, the workers
must work until the dome is complete because any strong winds at
this point would be bad, as the uncompleted ball is flimsy. |
| Almost complete...and almost sunset. As workers lose
light, they finish bolting the few remaining panels in place. You
have to wonder what the jackrabbits and coyotes think of this new
alien intruder into their desert landscape. |
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The next morning...and this lucky guy gets to spend
much of his day dangling on the surface of this ball caulking the
joints. With the high cost and high tech nature of the equipment
that will reside inside...it's good to keep the weather out. Here is
another great opportunity to see just how big this dome is. |
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