|Howard Ridgwell checks |the
main undercarriage leg
Amazingly the
main undercarriage tyres remain inflated, although the propellers clearly show the damage inflicted during the bomber's fateful final landing, experts have said.
IN EARLY December, German MRO Lufthansa Technik (LHT), in partnership with L-3 Communications, successfully completed the first taxi trials of an aircraft powered by electric motors attached to the
main undercarriage.
In a statement, the airport said the plane made a normal landing after arriving from London Luton Airport and appeared to have suffered a problem with its starboard
main undercarriage as it was taxiing on the runway.
.[its] left hand
main undercarriage," according to Flight Safety Foundation's Aviation Safety Network.
Witnesses said the aircraft had finally stopped on the grass verge at the western end of the runway, with the nose wheel and the starboard
main undercarriage on the grass.
The wreckage included one of the
main undercarriage wheels and perfectly preserved fuselage panels.
The initial problem occurred when the pilot found the starboard
main undercarriage door on the Vulcan would not retract.
While operating at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar with VP-45, Petty Officer O'Dell watched as a Royal Air Force Tornado developed a hydraulic fire on its
main undercarriage shortly after landing.
At 9.15am the left side of the
main undercarriage was believed to have caught fire and passengers and crew were rushed off the aircraft using the emergency slides.
Amazingly the
main undercarriage tyres remain inflated but the propellers clearly show the damage inflicted during the bomber's fateful final landing, experts have said.
The spokeswoman said the plane was found in "remarkable" condition considering the years it has spent underwater, and is largely intact with its
main undercarriage tyres inflated and its propellers still showing the damage they suffered during its final landing.