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Post by sqwark2k on Sept 12, 2010 19:41:30 GMT 12
3rd of september 2010 in Keflavik Iceland. The Dreamliner came to Keflavik with a crew of 100 to do some x-wind tests. The winds that day were 120/30Gust36. They were using runway 20 so 80 degrees 30 knots crosswind.
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Post by corsair67 on Sept 13, 2010 14:39:46 GMT 12
Cheers for posting that clip - I love watching those big birds coming in with all that yaw in those crosswinds. Bloody good pilots - but then, I guess once you get to be a test pilot, you've got a few of those landings and takeoffs under your belt.  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 13, 2010 15:56:03 GMT 12
Neat stuff. What is the thing swinging around from the tip of the tail?
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Post by ErrolC on Sept 13, 2010 16:00:35 GMT 12
Cheers for posting that clip - I love watching those big birds coming in with all that yaw in those crosswinds. Bloody good pilots - but then, I guess once you get to be a test pilot, you've got a few of those landings and takeoffs under your belt. However, one of the jobs of test pilots is evaluating how a 'line' pilot will manage in trying circumstances - the test pilot's additional skill is there to handle any worst-than-expected aircraft performance during the trial. |
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