How's this for going sideways!
12 November 2006, 05:56 PM
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How's this for going sideways!
The video shows footage of an Airbus A380 doing crosswind landing tests at Keflavik in Iceland.
Mbl.is - Frétt - Ađflugsćfingar Airbus A380 tókust vel
I haven't seen such extreme sideslip like that since those Boeing 777 and 747 crosswind landing videos.
very impressive for such a massive aircraft though.
Mbl.is - Frétt - Ađflugsćfingar Airbus A380 tókust vel
I haven't seen such extreme sideslip like that since those Boeing 777 and 747 crosswind landing videos.
very impressive for such a massive aircraft though.
12 November 2006, 08:21 PM
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Wow! It's not often very windy at Keflavik, despite the exposed location - I've hardy ever had rough landings there. Bizarrely, flying into Reykjavik on a domestic flight always seems to be a lot rougher - I don't know enough about planes or flying to understand why!
Mind you - the last time I flew OUT of Keflavik, it felt pretty choppy! As soon as we left the tarmac, I thought we were going to immediately touch back down!
Mind you - the last time I flew OUT of Keflavik, it felt pretty choppy! As soon as we left the tarmac, I thought we were going to immediately touch back down!
12 November 2006, 08:41 PM
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V impressive.
Does his left wing dip a litttle on take-off? The engine pods look quite close to the ground!
Does his left wing dip a litttle on take-off? The engine pods look quite close to the ground!
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13 November 2006, 12:20 AM
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So did I. It looked massive even from miles away, when it landed it looked so big it was crazy!
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Originally Posted by astraboy
I saw it land at heathrow, its like a flying tower block mate. utterly enormous.
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