TangoWhiskey
Touchdown! Greaser!
We may know how to crab to the runway, but can you do this??
http://www.linhadafrente.net/bin/Pousos.wmv
http://www.linhadafrente.net/bin/Pousos.wmv
BobS said:Wow! Any idea what the crosswind component was? They did not kick out the crab completely. The side loading on gear looked incredible.
Troy Whistman said:No idea... I think the truck (the wheel carriage assembly) articulates to match the plane's track on the ground. The gear assembly stays fixed on the 777, but I think the wheel truck will pivot.
Stan Bissell said:As you know, there are situations where you can't take out all the
crosswind by cross-controlling because you will drag an engine nacelle
(you've seen those Hong Kong pictures). In those cases the tires and the
landing gear have to absorb the side loads until you can bring the nose
around. No, there are no articulating parts to the landing gear. That's
why it's so beefy.
Fortunately I've never experienced a crosswind that strong in a large
aircraft, only in a 172 once.
Troy Whistman said:I was wrong! (Not the first time, definitely not the last)
Check out this video. No, there was no crosswind. He just messed up the approach and was trying to correct back to the runway. Also he didn't scrape the tail, as suggested by the "expert."
http://www.kvvu.com/global/video/po...&activePane=info&playerVersion=1&rnd=74503874
Interesting side note: the guy who took this video was out making a movie and happened to catch this particular incident. He then sent the video to AA and suggested that AA could buy exclusive rights. Can we say "blackmail"? AA declined, so he sent it to the news organizations.
mikea said:Geez. What was the crosswind on that last one, 100 KNOTS at 90 degrees?
Dave Krall CFII said:Nice films, thanks.
Does any body know what the wing & power loading values are on the 777 ?
Yep. The Maximum Demonstrated Crosswind Component that goes in the Operating Handbook is the Maximum that was Demonstrated so the aircraft manufacturer wants the winds on the day when crosswind landings are Demonstrated by the test pilot to be at the Maximum. One or more of those guys alongside the runway probably work for the FAA.SJP said:Incredible angle - did you see the rudder work going on ?
Obviously some Boeing test footage, but the pressure that the pilot must be under on that sort of approach must be immense !
terzap said:Holy zephyr, Batman! Wow! Now we need someone who speaks Portugese (?) to translate the captions.
fgcason said:I haven't tried yet but I think we could have some fun doing adlibbed translations.
Here's more xwind fun:
http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/Videos/Boeing%20747%20Extreme%20Landing.mpg
Richard said:I'm back and Frank gets to be my first target. Frank, that's the infamous Checkerboard Approach at Hong Kong. Assuming that is a 15 Kt windsock in the vid you'll see it's indicating a <5 Kt wind. Certainly doesn't fit the bill of xwind landing.
DeeG said:Any ideas where this was filmed at? I wondering if its Moses Lake, WA. Boeing does a lot of stuff out there and with the wind they routinely get, and all the runways there, it wouldnt be difficult to pick a runway with a nasty x-wind. Terrain sure fits. Flat, desert like, with hills in the background.
Steve said:Speaking of landings, I found a video of Eamon on the job....
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I've talked to some guys who used to fly that approach (I beleive it has been done away with.... new airport?) and it was always "interesting", wind or no wind. They could look UP at some of the apartments. Seems they almost flew between buildings if I recall correctly, and there was a considerable bit of maneuvering required on short final. I think the yawing you are seeing is predominantly a result of those maneuvers. Awesome video, had it saved on the hard drive for a couple of years......fgcason said:I wondered about that windsock too. If it's less than 5kts though, at the end it looks like it's yawing back away from centerline after touchdown. If so, that has to be >>5kts. There are other videos and images of that same approach (I don't have the links right now) where the xwind there is very nasty.
T Bone said:I've talked to some guys who used to fly that approach (I beleive it has been done away with.... new airport
Let'sgoflying! said:Kai Tak has been closed for a half dozen years now
THAT! was a hard landing. It was perfect right up till the wheels touched (?) the ground.Steve said:http://www.aviationexplorer.com/cargo_plane_airshow.htm
The video stops before showing the crew climbing out the roof hatch.