Allegedly the shortest landing a B-52 has ever managed. I would think he had to kill the lift rather rapidly, hence the Navy touchdown.gordon-in-aberdeen wrote:She hits the ground a bit hard there
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And she won't be getting out. That was before the M11 cut through the runway at that end.Paul K wrote:Allegedly the shortest landing a B-52 has ever managed. I would think he had to kill the lift rather rapidly, hence the Navy touchdown.gordon-in-aberdeen wrote:She hits the ground a bit hard there
Thanks for the vid though, I'd not seen that before.
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John;
I believe those wing stay things were refered to as "outriggers" for some crazy reason.
I believe those wing stay things were refered to as "outriggers" for some crazy reason.
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Yes they were...like the outrigger on a canoe
The removable ones on the U2 are often called pogos
The Harrier's are outriggers
The removable ones on the U2 are often called pogos
The Harrier's are outriggers
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