{"id":1511,"date":"2026-03-07T15:07:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/?p=1511"},"modified":"2026-03-07T15:07:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:07:46","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8%f0%9f%86%98video-shows-flames-flying-from-nasa-plane-that-touched-down-without-landing-gear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/?p=1511","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8\ud83c\udd98Video shows flames flying from NASA plane that touched down without landing gear"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8352-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8352-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8352-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8352-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8352.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Video shows the plane slowly descending toward the runway, then touching down with a jolt, its wings bouncing as yellow fire and white smoke bursts from beneath it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"424\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 360 \/ 424;\" width=\"360\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AQM1JCz6fT2Ijh44YgfEB-rVaW0P9HFJt-gzfy5MEot3teOn4TgU6-GcAGy2PsrCxLkXXoDcD-1pjAMB9yFa-a096qCtMA6psE8BCNUq0g.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A NASA research plane malfunctioned and had to touch down in Texas without landing gear on Tuesday, sliding across the runway on its belly and sending plumes of flame behind it, a video posted to social media showed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crew landed the plane at Ellington Airport, southeast of Houston, and are \u201call safe at this time,\u201d NASA said in a post on X. The federal space agency added that there was \u201cmechanical issue\u201d that will be investigated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aircraft with its distinct thin fuselage is the NASA WB-57. The plane with two crew seats is capable of flying for about 6 1\/2 hours at high altitudes \u2014 beyond 63,000 feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Video shows the plane slowly descending toward the runway, then touching down with a jolt, its wings bouncing as yellow fire and white smoke bursts from beneath it. It steadily slides down the track, the flames bursting and disappearing in a cloud of smoke. The aircraft begins to slow before the video ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8351.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8351.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8351-300x159.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local news footage from\u00a0KHOU 11\u00a0shows the plane at a stop, the cockpit hatch open, fire trucks flashing nearby and emergency responders working around the black nose of the aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NASA WB-57 has flown research missions since the 1970s and continues to be an asset for the scientific community, according to the agency\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8349-1024x575.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8349-1024x575.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8349-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8349-768x431.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8349.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video shows the plane slowly descending toward the runway, then touching down with a jolt, its wings bouncing as yellow fire and white smoke bursts from beneath it. 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