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Old 03-23-2026, 03:26 PM   #67
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Originally Posted by Wormius View Post
Is it possible to collapse the landing gear in that kind of situation and hope it slows down the plane enough to stop in time or would that make it slide even further along the runway?
Not an expert, but I've seen a fair number of videos of planes crashing on runways. I can't imagine that doing anything that destabilizes the plane would be a good idea. At those speeds, with a fragile plane filled with fuel, anything that could result in a wing, for example, hitting the tarmac seems like an awful idea.
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