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[โ€“] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hopefully they can save it. There aren't many of these left.

[โ€“] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2 points 2 weeks ago

It'll buff out ๐Ÿคช.

Seriously though, looks (from my slightly informed perspective) a picture-perfect belly landing - smooth, straight.

I'm curious to see how much damage that causes when there wasn't a gear collapse.

[โ€“] treadful@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Stupid ABC player would only show me some unrelated video.

EDIT: Here's one: NASA WB-57 plane involved in Houston landing incident - WCNC