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This isn't common, but it's pretty routine. Pilots are trained for this, and the aircraft are designed to handle the stress.
This isn't common, but it's pretty routine. Pilots are trained for this, and the aircraft are designed to handle the stress.
>the aircraft are designed to handle the stress. I was somewhat thinking of the passengers.
This isn't common, but it's pretty routine. Pilots are trained for this, and the aircraft are designed to handle the stress.
Interesting! Do you know if it can just survive it and then needs to be scrapped or is it possible to replace the damaged hull plate(s) and (after thorough inspection) put the plane back into service?
Non-USA resident here. Can someone explain all the four-letter news station names to me? Why not brand them with something more memorable / locally nuanced?
Non-USA resident here. Can someone explain all the four-letter news station names to me? Why not brand them with something more memorable / locally nuanced?
That landing was so smooth it makes you wonder if front landing gear is even necessary at all!
why don't they land on the tail instead of the nose? Seems a lot less risky to drag the back than scrape the front - which can flip the plane Is it simply the center of gravity? (engines look like they're behind)
Non-USA resident here. Can someone explain all the four-letter news station names to me? Why not brand them with something more memorable / locally nuanced?
One of my favorite station IDs was an independent local analog UHF channel 56 with call letters WLVI. I heard those letters for years before I realized it was 56 in Roman numerals.