Aircraft Landing Challenges

NASA plane makes belly landing at Ellington Airport

A WB-57 pilot just made a heroic landing in Houston after its landing gear failed

Video captured by KHOU 11 television showed the aircraft touching down on the runway without its landing gear extended. The pilot then maintains control of the vehicle as it slides down the runway, slowing the aircraft through friction. The crew was not harmed, NASA spokesperson Bethany Stevens said.

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NASA plane's landing gear fails at Ellington Airport in Houston

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NASA plane makes belly landing at Ellington Airport, video shows

Nature

Aircraft Landing Gear Dynamics and Control

Aircraft landing gear systems represent a critical component in ensuring the safety and operational reliability of modern aircraft. Their dynamics involve complex interactions between structural ...

AOL

With a boom and sparks, this $60 million Navy jet's aircraft carrier landing unraveled in seconds

A critical system failed as a fighter jet was landing on an aircraft carrier earlier this year. The $60 million F/A-18 fell off the deck of the USS Harry S. Truman and into the Red Sea. A new Navy ...

SlashGear

How Do Planes Land On Aircraft Carriers

Landing a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier is borderline surgical. The deck space is tight, typically only about 500 feet long, which is nowhere near enough for a jet going 150 mph to stop by ...

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Why The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Has Such An Insane Landing Speed

Thinking about the McDonnell Douglas MD-11, the first characteristics to come to mind are for sure its long and elegant fuselage, and its peculiar trijet configuration. Among aviation enthusiasts and ...

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Why Commercial Aircraft Don't Have Parachutes

Why giant parachutes won’t work on airliners—exploring the physics, safety philosophy, and engineering realities behind ...

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