Landing in a crosswind.
14 December 2005, 07:55 PM
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Landing in a crosswind.
Wow.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/39256/crosswinds/
This one is hilarious. Remember when Top Gear used a 747 to blow over a car? Well this is the same, but with people!
http://www.aviationexplorer.com/747_...aarten_sxm.htm
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/39256/crosswinds/
This one is hilarious. Remember when Top Gear used a 747 to blow over a car? Well this is the same, but with people!
http://www.aviationexplorer.com/747_...aarten_sxm.htm
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14 December 2005, 08:52 PM
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Amazing clips!
My mate who's a BA captain always says that landing in crosswinds combined with heavy rain really make him work for his money and are a real adrenalin buzz.
After seeing those clips I guess I'd better stop taking the **** out of him being an overpaid bus driver
Gary.
My mate who's a BA captain always says that landing in crosswinds combined with heavy rain really make him work for his money and are a real adrenalin buzz.
After seeing those clips I guess I'd better stop taking the **** out of him being an overpaid bus driver
Gary.
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Originally Posted by mart360
Again not firefox friendly 
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14 December 2005, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by FlightMan
Sorry Mart but I'm running Firefox 1.5 and it works ok for me.
you obviously have something enabled or plugged in that i dont..
any ideas??
Mart
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Originally Posted by 106rallye
15 December 2005, 01:41 AM
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Originally Posted by richmilly
impressive stuff but what is that song in the first video, great mellow tune!!
15 December 2005, 01:48 AM
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Originally Posted by warrenm2
Thats not a crosswind - THIS is a crosswind
Freak- with 9 flights coming up in the next 4 weeks
15 December 2005, 10:30 AM
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Personal favourite being that donkey of a landing
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4404/worst_landing_ever/
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4404/worst_landing_ever/
Is that landing for real ?
15 December 2005, 10:34 AM
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Course its not real - it's a pi**take
(Advert for Heineken)
The joys of CGi
edit...unedited version--> http://www.bofunk.com/video/1330/heineken_landing.html
(Advert for Heineken)
The joys of CGi
edit...unedited version--> http://www.bofunk.com/video/1330/heineken_landing.html
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15 December 2005, 01:24 PM
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In actual fact crosswinds are a normal part of operating an aircraft although aircraft do have a maximum crosswind limit for landing depending on the basic aircraft design. Swept wing aircraft find it a bit more of a problem since the wind can easily lift a wing during the early part of the landing roll.
There are two distinct ways of tackling the landing, either crabbing in to wind as was shown in the videos, or keeping the into wind wing low with opposite rudder applied to keep the aircraft flying straight down the runway. This method at least puts the centre line of the fuselage a bit more in line with the runway and the direction of travel. You do land on one wheel this way but the second wheel soon touches down anyway. The Canadians used to favour this method.
With the crabbing method it is necessary to straighten the aircraft as much as possible with the runway by using the rudder just before touchdown, you can see that in the videos, the bloke at Lisbon did not get that bit quite right and floated up before touchdown which was basically whiy he had to overshoot. If you land with all that much crabbing or drift, it will skin the treads off the tyres very quickly.
At the moment of touchdown you would apply aileron as required to prevent the into wind wing from lifting and call for spoilers to kiil as much lift as possible anyway.
Its a bit more work over a normal landing and the expression is that it makes you earn your flying pay for the day.
Les
There are two distinct ways of tackling the landing, either crabbing in to wind as was shown in the videos, or keeping the into wind wing low with opposite rudder applied to keep the aircraft flying straight down the runway. This method at least puts the centre line of the fuselage a bit more in line with the runway and the direction of travel. You do land on one wheel this way but the second wheel soon touches down anyway. The Canadians used to favour this method.
With the crabbing method it is necessary to straighten the aircraft as much as possible with the runway by using the rudder just before touchdown, you can see that in the videos, the bloke at Lisbon did not get that bit quite right and floated up before touchdown which was basically whiy he had to overshoot. If you land with all that much crabbing or drift, it will skin the treads off the tyres very quickly.
At the moment of touchdown you would apply aileron as required to prevent the into wind wing from lifting and call for spoilers to kiil as much lift as possible anyway.
Its a bit more work over a normal landing and the expression is that it makes you earn your flying pay for the day.
Les