Crosswinds are a significant factor in landing accidents, especially for smaller aircraft, and pilots often lack sufficient practice due to runway designs typically aligning with prevailing winds.
Crosswinds are what their name suggests: they are winds that aren't blowing straight down the runway, but, rather, are ...
The U.S. Air Force’s iconic B-52 bomber was ingeniously designed with landing gear that can be positioned up to 20 degrees left or right of the centerline for both takeoff and landing. A crabbed ...
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Crosswind Landings: Which Pilot Handled It Best?
Watch several aircraft perform challenging crosswind landings as pilots use the “crab” technique to maintain control. This ...
The article discusses two primary crosswind landing techniques: the "slip" method (author's preference, involving lowering the upwind wing and using opposite rudder throughout final approach and ...
This HA-420 HondaJet was substantially damaged in a landing accident at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston. Credit: NTSB Business jets as of this writing had experienced nine landing accidents due to ...
US investigators have disclosed that a Honda Aircraft HA-420 light executive jet was travelling above reference speed, and attempting to land in gusts above crosswind limits when it suffered a ...
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