When the landing gear wont deploy
Discussion
When a pilot is faced with having to land a plane without landing gear,as per the recent incident in Poland involving a Boeing 767,would it ever be feasible to put the plane down on the grass alongside the runway?
I would think there would be some advantages to this:
Possible slightly smoother landing than on tarmac,and less damage to plane,
defintley less friction than aluminium fuselage scraping along tarmac at 150mph,so much less risk of sparks and fire breaking out.
No damage to runway allowing airport to be re-opened sooner.
Any thoughts?
I would think there would be some advantages to this:
Possible slightly smoother landing than on tarmac,and less damage to plane,
defintley less friction than aluminium fuselage scraping along tarmac at 150mph,so much less risk of sparks and fire breaking out.
No damage to runway allowing airport to be re-opened sooner.
Any thoughts?
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