A350 at Stornoway
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A350 at Stornoway
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-...lands-37998490
Interestingly not in Iceland for a change!
Also noting the crab angle. The Airbus I fly states; the flight crew can land the aircraft with a partial de-crab up to 5 degrees!
Interestingly not in Iceland for a change!
Also noting the crab angle. The Airbus I fly states; the flight crew can land the aircraft with a partial de-crab up to 5 degrees!
If you're looking straight down the runway it's pretty simple to estimate the drift angle regardless of the length of your lens, and only slightly more difficult if your view is offset.
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Is this a stupid question?
If the strong cross winds are frequent, shouldn't they have laid out the runway differently?
Or maybe an additional runway, the old RAF WWII triangle had its reasons.
Its crew flew to the island to train in the strong cross winds that are frequently experienced there, BBC Scotland understands.
Or maybe an additional runway, the old RAF WWII triangle had its reasons.
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Have you considered the possibility that the Airbus pilots might know what they are doing?
Have you considered the possibility that the Airbus pilots might know what they are doing?
Have you considered the possibility that I have trained more pilots on their very first flights in the REAL aircraft (320 and 330) than you have had hot dinners?
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If the strong cross winds are frequent, shouldn't they have laid out the runway differently?
Or maybe an additional runway, the old RAF WWII triangle had its reasons.
Or maybe an additional runway, the old RAF WWII triangle had its reasons.
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Have you considered the possibility that I have trained more pilots on their very first flights in the REAL aircraft (320 and 330) than you have had hot dinners?
Controversial, moi?
Dreadful. The shock to the gear...
The airplane(sic) can land using crab only (zero sideslip) up to the landing crosswind guideline speeds.
It goes on to mention that it is not recommended in strong crosswinds on a dry runway but purely for the reason that the aircraft lateral deviation on touchdown in this condition is large.
While it is clear that the stresses on the undercarriage when landing like this are large clearly the design caters for such stresses. It may not look elegant, it may be less comfortable but it is certainly acceptable if the manufacturer says you can do it.
I presume if the aircraft which is the subject of this thread was being operated by Airbus themselves then their airframes are also capable of landing safely with crab.
