Bill Galbraith wrote: > > > > >>>>>I have nothing to say. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2307135223378952178&q=worst >> >> >>>>>&hl=en >>>>> >>>>>Josh >>>>> >>>>> > > >I thought that it was some testing of the aircraft to ensure that it was >capable of surviving those nasty landings that happen once in a while. > > > > Geez, I used to work for NASA, and they did FAA qualification flights at Wallops Station (as well as lots of other places). I never heard of them doing anything like that, due to the unpredictable nature if something DID let go. It didn't appear that this was an intentional hard landing by a highly skilled pilot. At the beginning, he is making severe turns that almost cause the wingtips to hit the ground. Under normal circumstances this would cause any pilot to abort. Since he didn't, I can only assume he had to get down, maybe due to low fuel or even worse weather coming in.
After the touchdown, the plane is bouncing violently, which is at least partly due to the high descent rate, but also I think the pilot just doesn't have control of the plane. This landing was SO hard, that it almost certainly caused structural damage to the aircraft. In fact, the plane may have been so severely bent that it was scrapped. Right after touchdown, it comes within inches of a tail strike. Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
