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Old 24th January 2008 | 14:23
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chornedsnorkack
 
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By certification rules, every plane has to endure touching down at descent rate of 3 m/s at MLW and 1,8 m/s at MTOW.

Planes do not have very much more spare strength beyond that. When a Concorde touched down in Dakar at 4,2 m/s, the tail bumper wheel was crushed and the plane suffered tailstrike. The frame was repaired and flew again; but it was always heavier than the other Concordes because of the extra weight of repairs, and it was scrapped alone of all Concordes.
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