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Old 21st Aug 2015, 14:37
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Chuck Canuck


'Touchdown with a wee bit too much crab angle remaining'

A whole lot better than landing D/W of the centreline. The A340 (and all modern jets) are tested on many max x-wind landings using full 'crab' on touchdown.

See B777 trials video in KEF

This was a terrific landing.
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