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No An A-10 has successfully returned to base with half of one wing missing. Big difference. It's not the only plane to claim this (notably, the B-17).
by kjs3 13y ago
No An A-10 has successfully returned to base with half of one wing missing. Big difference. It's not the only plane to claim this (notably, the B-17).
- stcredzero 13y agoAlso, an Israeli F-15 flew back to base after having one entire wing sheared off in a mid-air collision. http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/9884/did-an-f-15-airplane-successfully-land-with-just-one-wing http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/9884/did-an-f-15... An F-8 Crusader Navy jet could take off with its wings still folded, then come around and land again. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader#Operational_history http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader#Operational... (Search for "wings folded". I like the part about the pilot complaining that the controls felt "heavy.")