PPRuNe Forums - Crosswind landings GRR!!!

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Originally Posted by Riverboat (Post 3030503)

Having flown for a long time from an aerodrome with a single runway (hard) that is often subjected to quite strong, sometimes very strong, crosswinds - it is in an exposed position on an Island - I strongly belive that there is only one way to land an aircraft in a crosswind - or a crosswind of some significance, and that is wing down method.

Try that on a low wing aeroplane with big flaps and you are likely hear unpleasant graunching noises!

Crosswind landing technique is very often dictated by aircraft type and design. For example, a Hercules employs the wingdown technique because of the high wing and the undercarriage whereas a VC10 uses the crab technique because of the low wing and big flaps (in fact,in strong crosswinds the preferred technique for the 10 to use an intermediate flap setting and higher approach speed to further reduce the risk of damage).