Reply to post: Re: Could a drone hurt a 737?

Did you almost prang a 737 jet with a drone over Dallas? The FAA would like a word

Jim 59

Re: Could a drone hurt a 737?

And lastly, if hitting a light plastic drone can damage a landing gear strut (or tire), I wouldn't try to land 45,000 Lbs of aircraft traveling at 130+ knots on it. The loads on a landing gear at touchdown are massive!

Almost as massive as the pwnage delivered to x7 by this post.

Seriously, I saw a video of a passenger jet landing with no front wheel. All it had at the front was the extended strut to which the wheel would normally be attached. The strut remained in place and vertical throughout, plouging along the ground with a plane on top of it. The strength displayed was almost unbelievable, and saved the craft from worse consequences.

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