Heavy landing 777

"jfp" wrote in message
Hi a recent landing at Antigua in a 777 was very hard, and the pilot
applied
the brakes really heavily, probaly in my assumption, because of the short
runway and a slight overshoot of touch down point, also if you pass the
terminal exit point i believe it would be a push back, (very expensive) as
no more exit points exist, my point is does a very heavy landing strain
the
777 aircraft unduly especially the undercarriage

If you are referring to VC Byrd, you are wrong. It is plenty long enough and
does have a turning point at the end. As for the undercarriage, it will
survive very hard landings. One of my buds has recorded in excess of 2 g's
with the only damage being to his ego. The monocoque fuselage will buckle
first. Search the web and you'll come across some pictures of a B-767 in the
Dominican Republic 2 years ago exhibiting such damage.

D.