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No Parking Zone! => Off Topic, Off Colour, and non-motorcycle related => Topic started by: StinkyPete on February 12, 2015, 07:48:52 AM

Title: CrossWind Landings
Post by: StinkyPete on February 12, 2015, 07:48:52 AM
For all you aircraft enthusiasts, here's some seriously impressive (and successful) crosswind landings, accompanied with some great music.
I would not like to be on the aircraft undertaking the landing starting at 1:30    :eek :eek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNcw_-1by0I (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNcw_-1by0I)
Title: Re: CrossWind Landings
Post by: Biggles on February 12, 2015, 07:56:40 AM
Brilliant!
My Renewal Assessor and I tested the limits of the Dash 8 in the Qantas simulator and found I could hold off a 36 knot direct crosswind.  It required a bit of fancy footwork as you can see on the rudder of the B777 at the end of the clip.
Title: Re: CrossWind Landings
Post by: Brock on February 12, 2015, 08:23:31 AM
Another reason I prefer a Chopper, no such thing as cross wind landing or take off....

 o:)
Title: Re: CrossWind Landings
Post by: curious1 on February 12, 2015, 07:06:03 PM
Thank god things like this is part of my history. Would not like to be there again. On a bike you always can slow down. Up there is a lower speed limit to can't ignore.
Title: Re: CrossWind Landings
Post by: StinkyPete on February 12, 2015, 09:51:14 PM
Someone once told me that the vision that I posted is from an airfield in South America where there are consistent and strong crosswinds, and aircraft manufacturers use it to undertake practical testing against the aircraft's theoretical crosswind limits.   Hence, all the aircraft in the clip are showing Boeing markings and not those of a commercial carrier.
Title: Re: CrossWind Landings
Post by: STeveo on February 13, 2015, 06:27:58 PM
That is what is says under the picture Pete.