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Re:Heathrow Airport: Two planes in minor collision by bdamm on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @05:49PM (#33013721)
No, it’s quite common. Planes collide on the ground all the time, at airports all over the world. Normally minor “oops” in ground handling, by the pilots but also can be pushers and such who are ferrying around airplanes. Runway entrance and exits are particularly hazardous and are marked that way.
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Re:Heathrow Airport: Two planes in minor collision by epolanski on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @05:58PM (#33013806)
You need to provide data behind this claim.

Not only you need major mistakes by multiple people and systems for two planes to touch while taxing, but two planes colliding even in an apparently minor way is enough to ground the planes for controls.

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Re:Heathrow Airport: Two planes in minor collision by TillE on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @06:31PM (#33014083)
> Normally minor “oops” in ground handling

There is absolutely nothing minor or common about a collision of airliners on a runway at a major airport.

Similar mistakes have resulted in serious incidents. There will be a full investigation of this.

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Re:Heathrow Airport: Two planes in minor collision by fshbbdssbbgdd on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @05:52PM (#33013746)
What happens after, does the plane still fly? Are planes engineered to withstand this?
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Re:Heathrow Airport: Two planes in minor collision by nicoburns on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @06:09PM (#33013898)
I imagine there's a good chance that the plane could fly after this, but aviation is (rightfully) risk averse and expect it'll have a pass a full inspection before being cleared for flight again.
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Re:Heathrow Airport: Two planes in minor collision by pb7 on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @05:59PM (#33013811)
There is zero chance they're flying immediately after this.
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Re:Heathrow Airport: Two planes in minor collision by AlexThrowAway on Thursday September 29, 2022 @02:15AM (#33017092)
Depends on how much of the wing has buckled.

If it's just a wingtip Boeing sends a AOG (Airplane On Ground) team to repair it onsite. They remove the wing skin replace any ribs, spars, wiring, lighting, etc, that are damaged, before riveting a new skin over it.

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