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Anthony Timm wrote: > OK.. I must step in- !!! > The video that everyone is talking about is a 747 landing at Japan > International. Widely considered by pilots as one of the most difficult > airports to land due to the position of mountains and ocean so close to > the > runway. The video shows one of the jumbos getting blown off center in a > sudden microburst, take a look at the EXCELLENT correction and the > incredible timing in getting the airliner down. > NO- the 747s wheels do not caster or pivot like a B-52. Which would be > useless in the gust the jumbo experienced, there would be no time to > displace the wheels in time for touchdown.. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Percy Wood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 12:43 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [COUPERS] 747? > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > any > advice in this forum.]---- > > At 03:19 AM 9/7/01 -0700, you wrote: > > >I hate to feel stupid! > >but! > >all of the sudden everybody is talking about this 747 thing, > > Yo, Wayne. And others. > The 747 thing was a video clip attached to a post on the Coupers > mailing list. It showed a 747 doing an S turn to final and planting > it on the runway with a cloud of smoke. Good piloting, if you > discount the fact that one should be well-established on final by > that time. > Percy in Portland > > > One final comment. B-52 landing gear does not "castor". They have a > crosswind landing gear that the pilots must be set in the cockpit after > determining the drift angle from the wind the tower is giving. Craig > 2623H> ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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