KRosh
15th Jun 2010, 23:08
Hi everyone!
I have a theory question about crosswind landings if someone here can help please. It's about landing in a crosswind with a failed engine, firstly in a small twin and then in a large jet aircraft.
From ground school I remember that in a small twin, it's easier to control a failed engine which is into wind, helping with adverse yaw when coming in for a landing. For example if the port engine has failed, the aircraft will yaw to the left, making a right rudder input necessary. Now landing in this configuration, a crosswind from the left would help with yaw and right rudder forces. However after an off chance conversation with a friend, I'm led to believe that the opposite is true with an airliner because of weathercocking. So in an airliner, a crosswind from the right would be more easier to handle than one from the left with a port engine failure due to weathercocking and possibly because of the large vertical tailplane of the airliner.
I'm not quite sure what the exact answer is and would appreciate some clarification to brush up on my theory!
Thanks a million,
KRosh.
I have a theory question about crosswind landings if someone here can help please. It's about landing in a crosswind with a failed engine, firstly in a small twin and then in a large jet aircraft.
From ground school I remember that in a small twin, it's easier to control a failed engine which is into wind, helping with adverse yaw when coming in for a landing. For example if the port engine has failed, the aircraft will yaw to the left, making a right rudder input necessary. Now landing in this configuration, a crosswind from the left would help with yaw and right rudder forces. However after an off chance conversation with a friend, I'm led to believe that the opposite is true with an airliner because of weathercocking. So in an airliner, a crosswind from the right would be more easier to handle than one from the left with a port engine failure due to weathercocking and possibly because of the large vertical tailplane of the airliner.
I'm not quite sure what the exact answer is and would appreciate some clarification to brush up on my theory!
Thanks a million,
KRosh.