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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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