In article ,
Ron Natalie wrote:


I've seen the results of people landing Navion's on dry pavement. If
you keep the wings level you pertty much just loose the step, the flap
hinge and whatever antennas are sticking out the bottom.

Over the years I watched aircraft Cardinals and Arrows up through King
Airs, C-82s and 727s land gear up on pavement. Not once was there a
fire or extensive damage to the aircraft. There was another King Air
that landed gear up. The decision was made to blow snow back onto the
runway for him to set the airplane down in. Bad idea. It damage the
engine intakes, ripped panels of the wing and belly, lots of damage
compared to something landing on pavement.

If it happens to me I'm finding a long, wide strip of pavement somewhere
to put the airplane.

--
Dale L. Falk

There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing around with airplanes.

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