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A380 sideways landing
Since there are few airports that can handle an A380, when you have bad weather, you just have to make it work. (www.euronews.com) Daha Fazlası...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
BUFF, B-52 pilots say “Hold my beer”.....
Isn't a CW landing in the BUFF a bit easier, given its LG can be angled +/-20 degrees either way. Just make sure you angle it the right direction :)
That landing reminded me of the crosswind gear you would find on some old Beech 18s. You would go ahead and touch the mains down in the crab and the mains would align with the aircraft track which was hopefully down the runway. With the mains firmly on, you could then bring the tail around, hopefully not all the way around, and fly it to the runway.
In this 380's case, I think he/she was helped significantly by the wet runway. If the runway had been dry, I don't think the technique used would have worked out so well.
In this 380's case, I think he/she was helped significantly by the wet runway. If the runway had been dry, I don't think the technique used would have worked out so well.
According the the Airbus web site, there are 5 airports in the UK that can handle an A380. The rest of the alternatives don't have services like double decker jet ways. And this flight was coming from a country with known Coronavirus. In addition to customs, there had to be strict health inspections upon arrival. All of the UK was socked in with this storm, so the closest real alternative was France. But the UK isn't an EU member any longer, so that created it's own procedural hell. Fun times.
So you wear a mask all the time? Um...
I would say that was time for a clean pair of underwear.