Stewardess, Please get me a bottle of scotch...

[notfred]

Originally posted by: Tiamat
OMG, that plane could fly in that condition!?

With a cowling missing? Flying a plane in "that condition" is like driving your car with the hood taken off. Suer, you can see the engine, but the engine is still there, and likely still functioning.

 

[Mucho]

:shocked:

 

[austin316]

bump for people that didn't see this early. nice pic.

 

[AaronB]

That damage probably only causes a bit of increased drag on that side which isn't a big deal. Especially when you consider that when an airline needs to get a new engine to one of it's airplanes at a distant airport they can simply tuck it under the wing of a 747 and fly it there.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

eh... what airline do you think that is?

cool pic aaronb

 

[MedicBob]

I think I would need more then just scotch.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Originally posted by: MedicBob
I think I would need more then just scotch.

Scotch and duct tape?

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: Yanagi
Hehe, a jet that landed with only one wing, why shouldnt that plane land with that enginge fubared?

if by landed you mean crashed then yes

 

[K1052]

I think this would have me a little more worried.

 

[OverVolt]

Originally posted by: K1052
I think this would have me a little more worried.

Lol sucked out, those buckle your seatbelt signs arent for nothing.

 

[Zim Hosein]

I wonder what camera took that shot?

 

[iamwiz82]

Planes are very tough once in the air. If you go a search for the Hawaiian flight that lost 1/3 of it's roof, you would see that.

Now, that kind of issue on takeoff...

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: Linflas

Originally posted by: Tiamat
OMG, that plane could fly in that condition!?

You would be surprised at how much damage a plane can sustain and still fly. Landing in some cases is a whole other story though.

Yeah, but it always lands.