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Offline Treize69

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Why you don't want to land with only one wheel down.
« on: March 23, 2009, 01:33:56 PM »
Found this on youtube. Hope the plane wasn't too badly damaged and can be repaired.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufLPE3aCFU4
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Re: Why you don't want to land with only one wheel down.
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2009, 02:17:18 PM »
Not that bad of a landing for having 1 wheel down.
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Re: Why you don't want to land with only one wheel down.
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2009, 07:30:40 PM »
Wow, I would seriously give my firstborn to see a G10 and 262 flying together like that.
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Re: Why you don't want to land with only one wheel down.
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2009, 06:45:12 AM »
Landing with 1 gear down seems like a bad idea, I'd rather go with both lowered or with none at all!
Preferably with both  :aok

Although that was quite a nice landing, was the pilot at all aware of the problem when he landed?

EDIT: I'll have to take my words back, damage to the aircraft would've been much greater if he'd land with no gear at all I think.
« Last Edit: March 24, 2009, 06:52:39 AM by frank3 »
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Re: Why you don't want to land with only one wheel down.
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2009, 06:55:39 AM »
Quote from: frank3 on March 24, 2009, 06:45:12 AM
EDIT: I'll have to take my words back, damage to the aircraft would've been much greater if he'd land with no gear at all I think.

Actually, I think a belly landing on the grass would have been better off- still would have had the engine and prop damage, but not the wing and landing gear damage. Plus theres probably less of a chance of flipping over on a belly-in.
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Re: Why you don't want to land with only one wheel down.
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2009, 10:55:38 AM »
Then again, wouldn't you ruin your air-intakes/oil coolers on your belly?

What was comon practise for 1-wheel landings back in the days? Feather the prop so it wouldn't get damaged (as much) during landing? Was it at all possible to feather your prop on the 109? 
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Re: Why you don't want to land with only one wheel down.
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2009, 03:56:13 AM »
If i remeber correctly the rigth leg collapsed on touch down .
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Re: Why you don't want to land with only one wheel down.
« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2009, 07:15:11 AM »
A good thing those old warbirds have such a low approuch-speed, it would've been much worse with a modern plane!
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Re: Why you don't want to land with only one wheel down.
« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2009, 08:21:11 AM »
Quote from: Tec on March 23, 2009, 07:30:40 PM
Wow, I would seriously give my firstborn to see a G10 and 262 flying together like that.
Don't let him find this post! :t


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Re: Why you don't want to land with only one wheel down.
« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2009, 10:23:10 AM »
waw $2000? I bet he'd give his firstborn before that!
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