Womble@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoNose wheel falls off Boeing 757 airliner waiting for takeoffwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up1714arrow-down123file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1691arrow-down1external-linkNose wheel falls off Boeing 757 airliner waiting for takeoffwww.theguardian.comWomble@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square126fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarepachrist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·10 months agoOn some Boeing aircraft, the nose wheel will actually come off when the autopilot system overcompensates during takeoff and crashes the plane straight into the ground. There were aome small news stories about it a few years back.
minus-squareSevenProvinces@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoIt’s even known that the nose itself can come off if the autopilot overcompensates while in flight and crashes the plane into the ground.
On some Boeing aircraft, the nose wheel will actually come off when the autopilot system overcompensates during takeoff and crashes the plane straight into the ground. There were aome small news stories about it a few years back.
It’s even known that the nose itself can come off if the autopilot overcompensates while in flight and crashes the plane into the ground.