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Nose wheel falls off Boeing 757 airliner waiting for takeoff (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Womble@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Because Boeing were on such a good streak already...

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 27 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Wasn't it built so that the nose wheel wouldn't fall off?

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That design choice was revolutionary at the time.

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I don't know where to put it but here's about MCAS anyway, the cost-cutting system meant to keep Boeing in the game, but also took over flight controls sometimes and nose dived planes straight into the ground, causing hundreds (some say thousands!) of fatalities:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneuvering_Characteristics_Augmentation_System

[–] Welt@lazysoci.al 10 points 10 months ago

The front fell off, so just tow it outside the environment

[–] Rob@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Well obviously not… Because the nose wheel fell off.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Yes but probably management saw that as a problem limiting the future wheel assembly purchases. I mean you can land without the wheel right?