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Seems like tailstrikes aren’t as dangerous as one might expect: “A minor tailstrike incident may not be dangerous in itself, but the aircraft may still be weake
by baron816 5y ago
Seems like tailstrikes aren’t as dangerous as one might expect: “A minor tailstrike incident may not be dangerous in itself, but the aircraft may still be weakened and must be thoroughly inspected and repaired if a more disastrous accident is to be avoided later in its operating life.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailstrike?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailstrike?wprov=sfti1
If you do a Google image search, you’ll see lots of cases of them happening.
- _yoqn 5y agoI have heard of a plane crashing because of the tail exploding after an improperly repaired tail strike.
- silisili 5y agoJapan Air Flight 123? It's listed in the wiki link given.
- mannykannot 5y agoA tailstrike might only scratch the paint, and it would have to be extremely hard to put an airplane in immediate danger, but it can cause non-obvious structural damage that leads to catastrophic failure later.