On: Tyndall F-22s, Left Behind Before Michael Hit, Possibly Damaged Beyond Repair

[7952]

I wonder if a fighter jet would be damaged by the wind alone (ignoring debris) as long as it is tied down. Naively a fighter jet is already designed to cope with high speed air flow.

[dingaling → 7952]

The procedure is to turn aircraft tail into wind and lock the flying surfaces. But as noted that's useless against debris.

[mrfusion → 7952]

But flying debris would be a problem.