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[–] atx_aquarian@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In July 2019, the frozen body of a man fell into a garden in a London suburb, believed to have been in the landing gear compartment of a Kenya Airways plane approaching Heathrow airport.

Living under the beginning of an approach into an airport, I've thought (just for fun) about the rare instances of hardware falling from the gear. I'd never thought about the chance of a body. I guess they really extend gear earlier than where I am, but I wonder how long it might take, on average, for a body to thaw enough to unstick from something after the gear are down and air is swirling around in there.

[–] SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

With all the vibration and turbulence I wouldn’t think too long.