I had a 50 kt xwind almost right angle once. Runway was 250’ wide. I took off from one side at a slant angle into the wind across the runway. Was airborne by the centerline. Fun day.
Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 18, 2020, at 12:16 PM, Robert <[email protected]> wrote: > > Xwind takeoff's can also be a problem for small a/c... Draco last > September... The crash is about 2/3 of the way through the video.. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfctWAoDXvs&t=483s > > On 2/18/20 8:15 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> Those crosswind videos are always using a camera angle that seems to enhance >> the apparent angle. The main thing is that for big aircraft is that you can >> not slip the aircraft. The wings and engines will scrape the ground if you >> slip them. >> >> Small, especially high wing aircraft can be landed with the nose pointed >> straight ahead during crosswinds. I much prefer that method. >> >> The old crab right up to the end and then hammer the nose around is hard on >> the landing gear. But irrespective, you can only land a plane with so much >> crosswind. I have had several times that I could not get on the ground due >> to cross winds. Obviously that plane had the ability to do it. Looks like >> a textbook xwind landing to me. >> >> Check out the certification test flight videos for xwind landing for large >> aircraft. They look more dramatic than this. >> >> From: castarritt . >> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 9:03 AM >> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT - Airbus 380 landing in Storm Dennis crosswind >> >> Just look out the starboard row of windows if you want to see where the >> airplane is going. >> >> On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 9:33 PM Nate Burke <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Don't the airbus's also have that tail mounted camera that you can watch >>> on the IFE? I wonder if they turn it off during times like that. >>> >>> On 2/17/2020 6:38 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: >>> > I was not aware the B52 has swiveling landing gear, I had to look it up. >>> > There are some videos of them landing in crosswinds. >>> > >>> > Introduced in 1955 and still an impressive machine. >>> > >>> > Both the A380 and the B52 should be too big to do stuff like that. I >>> > guess >>> > the A380 is more impressive because that was apparently a commercial >>> > flight >>> > with passengers on board. >>> > >>> > >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Robert Andrews >>> > Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 6:25 PM >>> > To: [email protected] >>> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT - Airbus 380 landing in Storm Dennis crosswind >>> > >>> > When you wish your airliner had B-52 landing gear. Although I suspect >>> > that angle exceeded the capabilities of even a B-52 for xwind. That >>> > was probably _Way_ outside the demonstrated capability in the aircraft >>> > manual. >>> > >>> > On 02/17/2020 04:02 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: >>> >> OK this is totally off topic, but watch this crazy landing at Heathrow: >>> >> >>> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I473iDkCIYE&feature=youtu.be >>> >> >>> >> "If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use >>> >> the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing." >>> >> >>> >> - Chuck Yeager >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> > -- >>> > AF mailing list >>> > [email protected] >>> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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