To: kingu
290 posted on
09/21/2005 5:02:13 PM PDT by
TomGuy
To: TomGuy
oh, yeah, tomguy. that be crooked.
294 posted on
09/21/2005 5:02:51 PM PDT by
smonk
To: TomGuy
Good shot of the front gear.
305 posted on
09/21/2005 5:04:10 PM PDT by
Black Tooth
(The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.)
To: TomGuy
Can you make out the NAME of the plane? All of JetBlue aircraft have names like "Rhapsody in Blue"
322 posted on
09/21/2005 5:05:48 PM PDT by
newzjunkey
(CA: Stop union theft for political agendas: YES on Prop 75!)
To: TomGuy
This is what happened to the UAL Airbus a few years ago. Look at the nose gear, it is perpendicular to where it should be. Most likely it will not straighten out.
333 posted on
09/21/2005 5:06:35 PM PDT by
RunningWolf
(U.S. Army Veteran.....75-78)
To: TomGuy
The connection is The UAL airplane had OSV heavy maintenance on the AirBus, JetBlue has OSV heavy maintenance done in El Salvador.
350 posted on
09/21/2005 5:08:55 PM PDT by
RunningWolf
(U.S. Army Veteran.....75-78)
To: TomGuy
Good screen capture, TomGuy.
Certainly I don't want to minimize the problem, but I have to think that the chances of a non-catastrophic end to this event are 99%+. Far better that the problem be the nose gear than the main wheel assemblies under the wings which bear the first and strongest impact of a normal landing.
The object, I would assume, would be to keep the nose up as long as possible after the main wheels touch down. If there are vacant seats, move the passengers to the back. Landing speed and flaps can be used to keep the nose up a bit longer than usual.
I'm sure the thoughts of all are with the crew and passengers. I'm optimistic.
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