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Without adequate thrust to provide forward motion and lift, an airplane will descend. Thus, the method of the descent is simply to slow down the engine. With the engine idling, the plane's only alternative is continued descent to the earth. Once near the earth, the pilot lowers the landing gear. Then he/she flairs the plane, bringing up its nose, raising the coefficient of lift and enabling the plane to continue its descent at a slower rate. With the help of ground effect (the air forced between the bottom of the wing and the surface of the earth) the descent is further slowed until the main landing gears contact the landing surface... optimally, a runway; or if a water landing, an unobstructed stretch of water of adequate depth.
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Can planes still fly if landed in the water safely even if they are not seaplanes?
I think planes can't do that, because they would simply sink slowly.
How many US pilots in World War 2 landed as 'disabled' planes in Sweden?
No idea but i know that very many damaged German,british and french planes landed in Sweden. (if you have some more questions about Sweden in ww2 plz send a message to my hotmail)
Why were seaplanes made?
Sea planes are useful because they do not require a runway. They can be landed on any body of water with enough space.
1941 RAF bomber crash landed on return from mission?
This often happened if planes had been damaged during missions
Why could no planes land during the Blitz?
If you mean commercial airline planes they could not fly or land during the Blitz and the entire war because they were banned from conducting commercial flights. If you mean the RAAF fliers then the question is incorrect. The RAAF planes landed hundreds of times. See link below.
Can planes still fly if they landed in the water safely?
If there is no parts of an aircraft damaged or broken so yes they can still fly but people have to fix the engines.
What world history happened in 2001?
This might not be "world" history but it was huge in 2001, the highjacking of the planes.. plane destroyed pentagon planes destroyed the World Trade Center-twin towers a plane landed in Shanksville Pennsylvania It was devastating for the country America. It killed thousands of people.
Where did the FOURTHplane hit?
Two planes hit the World Trade Centers, one plane hit the Pentagon, and the fourth plane landed in a field in PA. God Bless the USA! Do YOU remember?
Where did flight 19 crash?
it landed in the world trade center (twin towers in new york city) Seriously bro? That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. No, they landed off the shores of the Florida Keys. At least, that's where the wreckage was found in 1991. All 5 planes were intact.
How many planes were hijacked during 911?
4 planes were hijacked during 9/11. the plane that landed in Pennsylvania was supposed to go the white house but failed because the poeple on the plane stoped it
What cities did Charles Lindbergh's planes land in?
Once it took off from Roosevelt Airfield, Long Island NY, it remained airborne unit landed at Le Bourget Aerodrome in Paris 33.5 hours later.
Where were the first two Roman invasions of Britain?
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