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Old 17th Oct 2000, 18:56
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Bally Heck
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Lazlo me old tater.

To ground the pod of a 757 or 767 you would need a bank angle of somewhere around 16 degrees and a pitch angle of between plus 1 and minus three degrees at touchdown. (Varies a bit with type and engine fit but you get the picture)

I submit that if you are in that sort of attitude at touchdown then the crosswind is a relatively minor part of the total challenge on that particular aproach.

You are more likely to ground a slat or flap track fairing.

Might be a bit more of a problem on a 747 though.

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