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I'm confused as to why there would be a sign anywhere near the flight path of an airplane.
by pascalxus 7y ago
I'm confused as to why there would be a sign anywhere near the flight path of an airplane.
- tyingq 7y agoIt's a runway marker sign. They are pretty low, and in the grass, and have breakaway mounts. This sort of thing: https://blog.klm.com/assets/uploads/2015/08/Signs_7.jpg https://blog.klm.com/assets/uploads/2015/08/Signs_7.jpg The aircraft would have been way off center of the runway, with the left wing literally dragging the ground. JFK runway 31L is 200 feet wide, an A321 has a wingspan of 112 feet. The wings are 12 feet from the ground at the fuselage, and maybe two feet higher than that at the wingtips. The photos[1] show heavy abrasion under the left wingtip, presumably it was dragging the ground. [1] https://imgur.com/a/rKu8cUC https://imgur.com/a/rKu8cUC
- mveety 7y agoAlso if there’s wind and the gas in the shocks is a bit low you can easily hit them.
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- zhte415 7y agoFron TFA, it was taxiing when it hit the sign. Edit: Disregard this, AV Herald links provide more info.
- zaroth 7y agoThis appears to be incorrect. Reports state damage was sustained during takeoff.
- cmurf 7y agoNot the normal flight path of an airplane, anyway. I don't know which kind they hit. But based on what's on the left side of runway 31L, I suspect it was a runway remaining distance sign, those are all black, and around 5' tall, and vaguely resembles the passenger photo of something black embedded in the wing. Edit: Comment #77 in this forum thread is interesting if a true account. https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1420137&start=50#p21285555 https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1420137&...