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.

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> 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
>>> >>
>>> >>
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