polydactyl comments on A Boeing 737 operated by Iran’s Sepehran Airlines was flying from Mashhad to Kermanshah when, shortly after leaving the runway, a tire came off one of its landing gear wheels.

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[–] polydactyl@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Damn, those tiny wheels have that much momentum? Or it’s that it really messes with aerodynamics? I have airplane questions, airplane sage

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[–] jode@pawb.social 5 points 1 week ago* (1 child)

Oh yeah big time. Those little wheels are actually pretty big and weigh several hundred pounds. Here's a pic for scale

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[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 week ago

Here’s a banana for scale

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