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Not to mention the robustness of that damned machine... > The aircraft is designed to fly with one engine, one tail, one elevator, and half of one wing missing
by jballanc 13y ago
Not to mention the robustness of that damned machine...
> The aircraft is designed to fly with one engine, one tail, one elevator, and half of one wing missing.
- inetsee 13y agoThis is almost certainly the military equivalent of an urban legend, but I remember hearing a story once about an A-10 that ate an anti-aircraft missile. The missile entered the engine nacelle. I don't know whether the missile detonated or not, but, according to the story, the plane turned around, flew back to base, ground crew replaced the engine, and the plane returned to service.