- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Massive airliner’s skittish landing caught on horrifying video
Posted on 10/7/17 at 10:03 am
Posted on 10/7/17 at 10:03 am
quote:
A skilled pilot battled powerful crosswinds to safely land the world’s largest airliner, harrowing new video shows.
The Emirates Airbus A380 was on final approach at Germany’s Düsseldorf airport after a flight from Dubai when it was slammed by Mother Nature.
The giant aircraft, which seats more than 500 passengers, is seen jerking violently from side to side before the pilot brings it under control.
Plane spotter Martin Bogdan captured the scary landing and posted the video to YouTube, where it was viewed almost 1.4 million times.
“I have filmed a few thousand crosswind landings at several airports in Europe within the past years, but this Airbus A380 crosswind landing was extremely hard and extraordinary,” he wrote.
“At first it looked like a pretty normal crosswind approach but after touchdown the pilots tried to align with the runway which looked pretty incredible,” he continued.
“I have never seen such a tremendous reaction of an airplane after a touchdown,” he wrote. “You can see that the pilots tried to align with the runway by using the tail rudder and luckily it worked out.”
LINK
23
Posted on 10/7/17 at 10:03 am to Street Hawk
Scarebus
Posted on 10/7/17 at 10:04 am to Street Hawk
doesn't look very "skilled" to me
Posted on 10/7/17 at 10:06 am to Street Hawk
Lol. My pilot pulls off tougher landings daily.
Posted on 10/7/17 at 10:07 am to Street Hawk
My wife flew into Atlanta a couple of weeks ago. She said they had a very very rough landing but about the time the jostling was over with the plane ascended and did a fly around for a second landing.
Anyone know the reasoning for that other than maybe he overshot his mark for landing?
Anyone know the reasoning for that other than maybe he overshot his mark for landing?
Posted on 10/7/17 at 10:08 am to 777Tiger
Yeah. I see no difficulty there. Dumbass. 
Posted on 10/7/17 at 10:09 am to Street Hawk
He was just making his actor tape for the next fast and furious
Posted on 10/7/17 at 10:11 am to Street Hawk
Those A380s are hideous.
Posted on 10/7/17 at 10:13 am to whodatfan
quote:
Yeah. I see no difficulty there.
probably not
quote:
Dumbass.
maybe, but I know a thing or two about landing big jets in adverse conditions
ETA: and that's not the way to do it
This post was edited on 10/7/17 at 10:17 am
Posted on 10/7/17 at 10:15 am to Street Hawk
Meh seen worse landings on the Quad
Posted on 10/7/17 at 10:16 am to Street Hawk
That was a damn good landing.
Posted on 10/7/17 at 10:28 am to 777Tiger
Is it better to land with a tail or head wind as opposed to a cross wind?
Posted on 10/7/17 at 10:29 am to MountainTiger
“Ladies and Gentleman, this is your pilot speaking..... did you just see that shite!?!”
Posted on 10/7/17 at 10:30 am to CHEDBALLZ
quote:
Is it better to land with a tail or head wind as opposed to a cross wind?
headwind preferred, sometimes you don't have a choice, but there are tailwind, crosswind, and total wind limits for aircraft
Posted on 10/7/17 at 10:31 am to Street Hawk
The Düsseldorf Drift
It's fricking windy there
It's fricking windy there
Posted on 10/7/17 at 10:31 am to CHEDBALLZ
You land into the wind, it allows for a lower airspeed
Posted on 10/7/17 at 10:32 am to Homesick Tiger
Perhaps the plane was coming in too fast
Posted on 10/7/17 at 10:33 am to Street Hawk
quote:
Posted on 10/7/17 at 10:37 am to Street Hawk
quote:
“At no point was the safety of the passengers and crew on board compromised,”
I dunno man, when that thing's arse was sliding around I think there may have been some concern.
Posted on 10/7/17 at 10:38 am to 777Tiger
Both have their pros and cons. The headwind will provide more drag, so it will be easier to slow down. The headwind also provides more lift, so it may take longer to touchdown. The tailwind will probably allow you to touchdown sooner, but it will be more difficult to slow down because you will be flying in the direction of the wind.
Page 1 of 5
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News