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Old 16th Feb 2020, 20:47
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For large Boeing aircraft at least, landing with crab only is an acceptable technique on a wet runway. It is the recommended technique on a very slippery runway.
The landing gear is easily capable of it.
There are plenty of videos on YouTube of 380s doing crosswind landings that look similar to this.
Bear in mind the telephoto lens effect exaggerates motion. And most of the rudder inputs you see are not the pilot but gust suppression / yaw damping automation.

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