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Re:The James Webb Space Telescope – making 300 points of fai... by abletonlive on Sunday January 09, 2022 @02:58PM (#29866774)
that's not redundancy. can a plane fly w/ only 1 wing and for how long?
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Re:The James Webb Space Telescope – making 300 points of fai... by mmcconnell1618 on Sunday January 09, 2022 @03:45PM (#29867157)
Israeli F15 landed missing one wing but this was a fighter jet with super high thrust capability to help offset missing lift from the wings:

https://theaviationist.com/2014/09/15/f-15-lands-with-one-wi...

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Re:The James Webb Space Telescope – making 300 points of fai... by voldacar on Sunday January 09, 2022 @03:39PM (#29867105)
a plane without a wing is no longer a plane, realistically
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