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EthicalSimilar
537 days ago
Do gravel traps work with planes..?
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kashunstva
537 days ago
Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) are installed in the overrun area of many but certainly not all runways. No idea about this airport. And I’m not sure how effective EMAS is in a gear-up landing such as this accident.
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orbital-decay
536 days ago
EMAS does not help in a belly landing at all. It's engineered to be crushed by the wheels.
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cjrp
537 days ago
There’s similar
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineered_materials_arresto...
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