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In 2013 Franks was featured in an episode of Australia's Next Top Model. [13] In 2021, Franks was a contestant on Celebrity Apprentice Australia, and was the ninth to be "fired" in the series. [14] In 2022, Franks guest starred on the series The White Lotus, she appeared in episode 6 as herself.
The landing gear represents 2.5 to 5% of the maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) and 1.5 to 1.75% of the aircraft cost, but 20% of the airframe direct maintenance cost. A suitably-designed wheel can support 30 t (66,000 lb), tolerate a ground speed of 300 km/h and roll a distance of 500,000 km (310,000 mi) ; it has a 20,000 hours time between overhaul and a 60,000 hours or 20 year life time.
Wheel-well stowaways have been widely covered in the press and media at large throughout the history of passenger airlines.One of the most notable incidents involved Keith Sapsford (14) from Sydney, Australia, who fell 200 feet (60 m) to his death from the wheel-well of a Tokyo-bound Japan Air Lines Douglas DC-8 on February 24, 1970, shortly after takeoff from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport.
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A pilot safely ejected from a plane Thursday after a failed landing that was caught on video at a North Texas military base, officials said. The Marine Corps variant of a fighter jet, known as a F ...
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King Charles and Queen Camilla led the royal family's annual Christmas walk for the third year after an especially difficult 2024 that saw both the King, 76, and Kate Middleton diagnosed with cancer.
The landing gear had been retracted after the "touch and go", and now the right main gear leg would not extend. Despite many attempts, there was no way to get the gear down. Critically low on fuel, Lockheed test pilot Bill Park decided to eject and let the aircraft crash into the desert. Park suffered a serious back injury and concussion ...