Snelbaard wrote: ↑24 Feb 2022, 11:38
Can't it just be some kind of fibre composit material (perhaps akin to forged carbon) that would be easier and quicker for them to make prototype panels out of?
I do not find pictures right from the start of the test. But maybe this already happend at the shakedown:
To me it looks like this is simply fiber glass repair material. Looking at the crack on the left side, it may be that the area was bending inwards, thus cracking the panel on the mounts near the "L".
To me it looks like they simply put the fiber glass at this spot to avoid any further bending/cracking.,
Even if it would be some special material...nothing speaks against painting it black or getting it black.