The WB-57 aircraft was forced to slide without its landing equipment deployed due to a mechanical issue, the agency said Dramatic video footage has captured the moment a NASA research plane was forced to make a fiery emergency ‘belly landing’ at a Texas airport on Tuesday after suffering a technical problem. Also on rt.com Footage shared on social media shows flames billowing from the bottom of the WB-57 jet as it skidded along the runway with its landing gear not deployed. NASA spokesperson