Airplane loses wing

[swisschris62 0]

Most of the time this stuff is fake.
How bout this one wing landing?

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10154417952285112

[akjmpplt 0]

Fake….and an old one at that.

SmugMug

[swisschris62 0]

Damn...they got me again!

[wayneflorida 0]

akjmpplt

Fake….and an old one at that.

Fake? Could not be with Stevie Wonder as pilot.

[justme12001 0]

My question about that video is, is it even possible? Could you fly and land a plane with only one wing?

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justme12001

My question about that video is, is it even possible? Could you fly and land a plane with only one wing?

No. it's not possible. Many planes have landing after losing a wing tip, but losing a wing at the root it's no longer flyable.

I'm trying to think of the military jet that lost a huge chunk of wing and landed, but the difference there is how much lift the body provides. Beyond a certain speed and power the wing was almost ornamental because the fuselage itself was acting as an airfoil, but the video posted here; no way.

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[ryoder 1,590]

justme12001

My question about that video is, is it even possible? Could you fly and land a plane with only one wing?

Meh;
Been done decades ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LveSc8Lp0ZE

Some still photos: http://www.strangemilitary.com/content/item/110099.html

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[justme12001 0]

I know the A-10 has landed with some pretty significant damage. I have heard of them coming in with half a wing missing and most of the tail gone.

What I was really thinking of though was the stunt planes that hover on the prop like a helicopter

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justme12001

What I was really thinking of though was the stunt planes that hover on the prop like a helicopter

I think you'll find that requires a significant amount of aileron to counter the torque. Lose a wing at the root and it's not going to work.

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[justme12001 0]

thanks, didn't really think it was likely, was just wondering

[jimmytavino 16]

justme12001

My question about that video is, is it even possible? Could you fly and land a plane with only one wing?

well, It WILL fly... only mostly in an uncontrollable manner...

AND it WILL "land"... only it won't be Pretty

[BillyVance 34]

jimmytavino

***My question about that video is, is it even possible? Could you fly and land a plane with only one wing?

well, It WILL fly... only mostly in an uncontrollable manner...

AND it WILL "land"... only it won't be Pretty

Unless its got one of those emergency parachutes.

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[riggerrob 643]

If you look closely at the fractured wing root, you will see that it is built more like a model ... and less like a real airplane with spars, etc.