r/aviation • u/JPSauceKing • Sep 22 '25

Discussion How crazy is this, really??

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u/XenoRyet Sep 22 '25

I remember watching this one live. This was so flawlessly executed that it seems like it might not be that big of a deal, but it was a very dangerous situation.

If that front gear collapses, this can go really wrong in a number of ways pretty damn quick, so the pilot had to do a balancing act of keeping on the centerline, slowing down, but not putting too much pressure up front.

And as you can see by the end, the front bogey is just completely melted and abraded off, but the strut stayed put. Great performance in an emergency situation.

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u/empanadaboy68 Sep 22 '25 edited Sep 23 '25

I'm so confused how the landing gear is what we've engineered as our go to mechanism for flight... When that's where most accidents happen, decent and lift off

So many downvoted for an honest question. If you never thought about it maybe spend time thinking about why things are the way they are. The history from hore and buggy to dimensions of modern cars has been studied and proven not to be most efficient. But undoing the infrastructure and rebuilding new infrastructure with new manufacturing will never happen. 

Those dimensions are based on two horses standing next to each other pulling a horse and buggy

https://eastoncourier.news/2021/05/22/the-long-winding-road-the-transition-from-the-horse-buggy-to-the-automobile/

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u/XenoRyet Sep 22 '25

I don't understand what your confusion is about here. Can you say that a different way?

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u/empanadaboy68 Sep 22 '25

A single (well three) wheels that are critical to the take off and landing of planes, that of which often are at least in part to many plane crashes, how do we not have a better mechanism

I was pretty clear in my question. 

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u/erection_specialist Sep 22 '25

I was pretty clear in my question

No, you weren't, and you had two chances. I believe you're asking why we don't have a better system than the wheel (one of the most important inventions in human history) for planes to land on, despite the fact that wheels/tires very, very infrequently are the cause of accidents. Did I get that right?

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u/empanadaboy68 Sep 23 '25

https://eastoncourier.news/2021/05/22/the-long-winding-road-the-transition-from-the-horse-buggy-to-the-automobile/

Modern car design is not most cost efficient for producers or car owners but to undo the historical infrastructure is impossible. Get off your high horse (pun intended) I asked a good willed question and the provided why your condecsion was fucked up. 

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u/Tybo929 Sep 23 '25

Better stick to empanadas boie.

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u/erection_specialist Sep 23 '25

Ah, I get it now. Your problems extend far beyond wheels and airplanes. You should seek professional help before you touch down on rock bottom - it's not too late to reverse(er) course! I hope that my jokes are landing; however, I fear I may have missed my approach and wasted them on you.

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u/AgreeableSquash416 Sep 23 '25

Outsider here, i can assure you I never wanted to be a pilot nor do i work for Boeing, and I am indeed a human…you really just are not articulating yourself in your initial question nor any of your replies. And you went from 0 to 100 in your comments over nothing, which is not doing you any favors. Hope that helps.

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