haha!
i said that to the missus as we watched it.....!
the questions I have over the test are that....
1- they landed short of the runway, in sand, with nose wheel down and hitting the ground first, it was always going to dig in, act as a break and rip the cockpit and front section off.....
2 - in a crash situation, wouldnt they be better either going for water with no landing gear deployed, or even if on land, no landing gear deployed.....
I've personally witnessed a harrier land with no landing gear (as a normal landing, not vertical) - they radioed into the tower to advise no landing gear, so the fire section sprayed 1000's ltrs of foam over the runway as the harrier flew round and around to use up excess fuel.... then it landed with nothing more than a skid.......
Posted By: Cheltenham_Canary on October 12th 2012 at 09:51:38
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- wibble! (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 12, 09:34:37
- Amazing that the people in the back would've been subjected to the same force (General Chat) - Duck, Oct 12, 09:46:00
- haha! (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 12, 09:51:38
- Water would be worse (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 12, 10:22:55
- water (especially sea) isn't flat either - all too easy to get wrong and clip a wing tip (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Oct 12, 11:05:05
- Not to mention crashing on uncharted islands (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 12, 11:31:21
- This just being my opinion, of course (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 12, 10:25:23
- I think you could be right..... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 12, 10:29:05
- water (especially sea) isn't flat either - all too easy to get wrong and clip a wing tip (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Oct 12, 11:05:05
- It was very much a survivable crash that they simulated. (General Chat) - bird table, Oct 12, 10:09:30
- yeah... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 12, 10:11:55
- I think it must come down to the speed of the descent (General Chat) - Duck, Oct 12, 09:58:18
- not just speed.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 12, 10:10:57
- Water would be worse (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 12, 10:22:55
- haha! (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 12, 09:51:38
- Amazing that the people in the back would've been subjected to the same force (General Chat) - Duck, Oct 12, 09:46:00
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