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Old Jan 28, 2026 | 10:49 am
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Originally Posted by flatlander
No-one wants bits falling off aircraft as they fly around so there is certain to be investigation of why the wheel did not remain attached. However, we should bear in mind that the aircraft can land just fine with one wheel not present or not useful (deflated, etc). The designers thought of this problem.
Though we haven’t yet found out whether an A350 main wheel bouncing down the Strip at 200mph was as much as a non-event as it was for the flight crew ….
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