F-15 lands with one wing
Why Aviation Stack Exchange recommends it
Aviation Stack Exchange answerers link it as a concrete example that a fast jet can keep flying and land after losing most of a wing.
Recommended by 1 people across 1 different months, 2015 to 2020.
What it is
A short clip about the 1983 incident in which an Israeli Air Force F-15 lost most of one wing in a mid-air collision and still landed safely. The video is an uploaded recording with a brief caption, not a produced documentary.
What people said
Recommends Ron Beyer · 2020-05 · Aviation Stack Exchange · on “Can aircraft fly without wings?”
Yes, they can, these are called lifting body aircraft [LINK] . [LINK] Source: Wikimedia [LINK] They maintain directional stability using the control surfaces near the tail. If you like retro documentaries, here's one on YouTube about lifting bodies [LINK] done by NASA. As for aircraft that normally have wings, they can sometimes fly when losing (most) of one of them:
Cites Ron Beyer · 2015-12 · Aviation Stack Exchange · on “Is there a universal departure recovery procedure?”
Ok, I think I have enough to answer this. Here is an older training video [LINK] I found on YouTube for ejection decisions. It looks like it has an aircraft from the A-10 "Family" of aircraft in it (I didn't watch the entire video, but looks like an older variant). That all being said, a departure is not an automatic "eject" in any aircraft. Departure from controlled flight unless the aircraft is damaged or at a low altitude is typically recoverable, save for a few aircraft that cannot recover from certain departures (flat spins in some types for example). As I said in my comment, there is no "universal procedure" for recovery. The recovery procedure differs depending on your flight attitude
Cites Ron Beyer · 2016-12 · Aviation Stack Exchange · on “F-111 emergency landing with no wheel; what is done to reduce risks when loosing a wheel?”
What are the relative risks of an ejection vs a no-wheels belly landing. I mean obviously the costly loss of airframe. But is the risk to life pretty even odds? In a conventional aircraft (e.g. civillian) ejecting is just not an option so belly landings are the norm. But in an F-111 is a belly landing still safer than a controlled, planned ejection? Ejecting is an extremely violent event [LINK] , often resulting in the pilot being removed from service for an extended time period, or permanently. 1 in 3 suffer back fractures or other major complications. Ejecting is possibly an end-of-career move for pilots (at best, an end-of-life one at worst). Belly landing on the other hand isn't usually
Cites Dave · 2018-10 · Aviation Stack Exchange · on “Can "a drone" damage the wing of "an aeroplane" to the extent it actually threatens its ability to fly?”
Like anything in aviation it depends. A drone could easily severely damage any fabric-covered wing [LINK] . This is everything from ultralights up through piper cubs and lots of high-powered backcountry fliers. Losing your wing covering can be a big issue at speed but whether or not the damage brings the plane down depends on where and how it hits as well as the pilot's response to the incident. Metal-covered wings are a bit of a different story and it really depends on the airframe. In some cases, you can shear a whole wing off and be fine [this video] or even lose a huge chunk of your fuselage [LINK] while with others airframes small damage can cause serious handling issues and potentially lead
Cites CatchAsCatchCan · 2019-06 · Aviation Stack Exchange · on “Are there planes that can fly without wings? How would a plane be able to fly without wings?”
An aircraft's fuselage can provide significant amounts of lift. An Israeli pilot famously landed an F-15 with one wing completely missing.