A380 Airbus Crosswind Landing Flight Test

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Icelandic TV station video (language is Icelandic) during Airbus A380 crosswind landing certification tests in Keflavik with 40 to 50 knot crosswinds. Technique is to fly crabbed down to flare height then "kick" (gently) the rudder to align the nose. Some crab at touchdown is acceptable and will be cancelled as the main gear also align the bird with the runway. Sounds easy dosn't it? Notice the flight control laws only allow the lower rudder until the aircraft is on the ground, then both upper and lower rudders are controlled by the autopilot during AutoLand operations or by the rudder pedals. This logic helps prevent unwanted roll from the upper rudder due to its placement being so far away from the longitudinal axis of the aircraft.

Channel: Autos & Vehicles
Uploaded: November 15, 2006 at 11:46 am
Author: bugmenot101

Length: 00:01:07
Rating: 4.59
Views: 2984057

Tags: plane aircraft A380 airbus crosswind landing airplane

Video Comments:
787maverick (October 10, 2008 at 7:59 pm)
nice crab
Future747Pilot (October 10, 2008 at 7:54 pm)
Those pilots are fucking awsome! great job mates
TICoTACoCZ (October 9, 2008 at 9:23 pm)
it looks like alien..., nice one..:-)
happycamper28 (October 8, 2008 at 10:32 pm)
that has to be the best crosswind landing i've seen
robainSHyT (October 7, 2008 at 4:40 pm)
they should acctualy test it with pasengers nad some loads cuz it would be loaded when it carrys passengers
Firstlaw (October 7, 2008 at 5:26 pm)
dude don't worry the crosswind landing certification tests are carried out with "MTOM" (Maximum Take Off Mass) for that specific wind component its part of Air-law
:)
robainSHyT (October 7, 2008 at 8:53 pm)
oh kk
Steve181 (October 10, 2008 at 10:32 am)
What fucking difference would it make? Water ballast tanks or whatever simulate weight just like a load of pax would. Think before you make dumb ass comments next time.
biggyjurss12 (October 4, 2008 at 5:45 pm)
what was wrong with his comment?
clearly these pilots are very good.
purosaxdechihuahua (October 4, 2008 at 8:50 am)
that shit is fuckin massive