Several UK papers are reporting a crosswing landing at Huddersfield yesterday as if such thing were rarer than honest politicians.
See here:
Planes struggle to land in high winds as Britain is battered by gales of up to 72mph | Mail Online
I have two questions for those willing to educate:
1. I thought that on a crosswind landing you were meant to align the aircraft with the runway's centreline at the point shown in the first photograph below.
2. If, as it seems from the second photograph below, you touch the main gear down at an angle to the aircraft's direction of travel - just how much sideways force can the main struts of the undercarriage take?
Sensible replies gratefully welcome.
Thanks in advance.
