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navigation, search This F-106 (nicknamed the Cornfield Bomber)
made an unmanned belly landing. This A-10 made a belly landing
at Edwards AFB.  A belly landing or gear-up landing occurs when
an aircraft lands without its landing gear fully extended and
uses its underside, or belly, as its primary landing device.
Normally the term gear-up landing refers to incidents in which
the pilot forgets to extend the landing gear, while belly
landing refers to incidents where a mechanical malfunction
prevents the pilot from extending the landing gear.  During a
belly landing, there is normally extensive damage to the
airplane. Belly landings carry the risk that the aircraft may
flip over, disintegrate, or catch fire if it lands too fast or
too hard. Extreme precision is needed to ensure that the plane
lands as straight and level as possible while maintaining enough
airspeed to maintain control. Strong crosswinds, low visibility,
damage to the airplane, or unres