Smooooth landing with no gear

[fastmongrel]

This pilot deserves a large pay rise

How a pilot landed a private jet with no landing gear - Interesting Engineering

[video]http://interestingengineering.com/how-a-pilot-landed-a-private-jet-with-no-landing-gear/[/video]

 

[Airframes]

Very nicely done indeed !

 

[Gnomey]

Cracking job by the pilot!

 

[GrauGeist]

Great landing, glad the outcome was positive.

But the person writing the article either needs to read up about aircraft or stick to gossip columns, because this:

It is no argument that the landing gear of a plane plays a crucial role when it comes to reducing the speed of a plane after touch down.

and this:

Interestingly enough, belly landings are one of the most common types of aircraft accidents and are normally not fatal if executed carefully. This might make one wonder; if these types of accidents are so common, shouldn't there be a better way to land the plane under such circumstances? One might also wonder if there can be better precautions that might be put in place in the event that it happens again.

should earn the author several bitch-slaps...

 

[pbehn]

should earn the author several bitch-slaps...

Surely, pilots in an aircraft with no functioning landing gear should land like Thunderbird 1, vertically down on the tail, I saw it being done many times.

 

[GrauGeist]

Surely, pilots in an aircraft with no functioning landing gear should land like Thunderbird 1, vertically down on the tail, I saw it being done many times.

Or better still, Thunderbird 2!

 

[Wayne Little]

A good result!