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  2. Crosswind landing - Wikipedia

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    The following guidelines are advised by Boeing for a crosswind landing. These guidelines assume steady wind (no gusting). These winds are measured at 10 metres (33 ft) tower height for a runway 45 metres (148 ft) in width. Basically, there are three landing techniques which may be used to correct for cross winds: de-crab, crab, and sideslip.

  3. Airfield traffic pattern - Wikipedia

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    A flight path parallel to and in the direction of the landing runway. It is offset from the runway and opposite the downwind leg. Crosswind leg. A short climbing flight path at right angles to the departure end of the runway. Downwind leg. A long level flight path parallel to but in the opposite direction of the landing runway.

  4. Slip (aerodynamics) - Wikipedia

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    This is the sideslip approach technique used by many pilots in crosswind conditions (sideslip without slipping). The other method of maintaining the desired track is the crab technique: the wings are kept level, but the nose is pointed (part way) into the crosswind, and resulting drift keeps the airplane on track.

  5. What pilots say could have caused a Delta plane to flip belly up

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    Excessive force or debris could have hurt the landing gear. A strong crosswind and possible wind shear, a sudden change in wind direction that can affect a plane's altitude, could have put high ...

  6. Watch a Boeing 777 Abort Landing Because of a Major Crosswind

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  7. Crosswind - Wikipedia

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    The headwind is about 22 knots, and the crosswind is about 13 knots. [1] To determine the crosswind component in aviation, aviators frequently refer to a nomograph chart on which the wind speed and angle are plotted, and the crosswind component is read from a reference line. Direction of travel relative to the wind may be left or right, up or ...

  8. Wingstrike - Wikipedia

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    Wingstrike is contact between an aircraft's wing and the ground during takeoff or landing, most often as a complication of a crosswind landing.. Unexpected gusts of wind may cause an aircraft to roll to one side or the other during landing, whether they are performing a crosswind landing or not.

  9. Landing - Wikipedia

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    Normal landings [4] Crosswind landings - where a significant wind not aligned with the landing area is a factor [4] Short field landings - where the length of the landing area is a limiting factor [4] Soft and unprepared field landings - where the landing area is wet, soft or has ground obstacles such as furrows or ruts to contend with [4]