nitefiter.
The previous threads on this crabbing lark are not quite right.
The crab effect IS due to the main gear having a couple of degrees of play in them due to the shimmy dampers.
However my understanding is that the dampers are there to stop the shimmy, not to allow crosswind landings.
If the dampers have leaked fluid or are not bled correctly then the aircraft shimmys quite badly.
A regular nightshift job in the rain that one- bleeding the shimmy dampers!
Back to the thread..
I thought the 757 fuselage was also based on the 727. Were the eybrow windows removed then for the glass cockpit?