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Offline Midway

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Sparks when sliding on concrete runways
« on: April 14, 2011, 10:20:53 PM »
On belly landings, for example.


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Re: Sparks when sliding on concrete runways
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2011, 10:25:17 PM »
+1

It would depend on a lot of factors (if it will be realistic), so it wont be the easiest update. Perhaps later in the future.
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Re: Sparks when sliding on concrete runways
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2011, 11:18:41 PM »
And if you make enough sparks, fire, .ef asap
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Re: Sparks when sliding on concrete runways
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2011, 09:21:14 AM »
And if you make enough sparks, fire, .ef asap

Over the years watched a lot of gear up landings...from small single engine airplanes to King Airs, C-82s and a 727.  Lots of sparks...never a fire.  Now if you happen to be leaking fuel at the time.......
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Re: Sparks when sliding on concrete runways
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2011, 10:50:56 AM »
I've seen a few belly landings and only planes bigger than a beechcraft baron made sparks.

The beech just slid to a stop at frederick, MD airport................it did have a very small playboy logo on the tail so wondering who owned it.

I saw a sweet mooney 231 belly in, strike the prop, and take back off to land properly and the aluminum prop actually made sparks.

Lucky for the pilot, the prop had broken off about an between .80 inches and 1.3 inches off of each tip and the plane was able to go around and land with only an expensive engine teardown/inspection/rebuild and a bit of skin repair from the tail strike.

I guess aluminum can make sparks....which I though impossible until then.

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Re: Sparks when sliding on concrete runways
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2011, 05:42:43 PM »
     Heck, I saw a Beech 400 belly land and takeoff again, then drop the wheels and land normally..no fire,
In fact from 1982 to 2009 I saw exactly 0 aircraft catch fire due to wheels up.  That includes an F-4 landing on
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Re: Sparks when sliding on concrete runways
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2011, 06:16:24 PM »
this will make me want to belly land more.

use the flame started by the sparks to light my victory cigar after a long buff mission.