i know someone wants to say "well the plane wasnt moving that fast by the time it was within like 5 feet of coming to a stop … but … um … considering the plane weighs 168 tons empty, id say it prolly should have left a scratch, even if it was only moving at 2 mph
The day after, there was some crazy TV reporter on a radio talk show. Says he tried to get an interview with the pilot, but the pilot declined. The talk show hosted asked the reporter about the rumors he heard about how the reporter even tried to offer prostitutes to the pilot. The reporter says that he only tried to invite the pilot to a hotel room, where there would be booze and women. :rolleyes:
Then he goes on to suggest that the pilot probably didn’t land the plane himself, that he was most likely cowering in the corner, while the autopilot landed the plane to safety. All because the pilot declined to be interviewed.
Then he goes on to suggest that the pilot probably didn’t land the plane himself, that he was most likely cowering in the corner, while the autopilot landed the plane to safety. All because the pilot declined to be interviewed.
As Deuce said, a form of high density concrete is used for airport runways. If they used the regular stuff that’s in the roads around here, it would most likely crumble instantly.
I thought it would have gone through more of the tires and rims than it actually did. A good :tup: to over-engineering!
my dad has been to the testing facilities where they make landing gear for boeing. that combined with his uncanny nerdy knowledge of engineering made him not surprised the landing gear held up fine.
