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Old 17th Sep 2023, 18:06
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Originally Posted by Ridger
Yikes - hope the crew make a full recovery. If I recall correctly, the Su29 has a one-piece wing... so the absence of the port half is concerning, unless the fire crews cut it off.

I was puzzled also by the missing part of the wing, I can't see it anywhere near. Yes the SU29 wing is in one piece, and it has a massive carbon fiber longeron, not easy to cut or even to shear on impact. And those titanium landing gear legs are incredible they can flex like an elastic,
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