Crosswind landings

[Nat Penton]

I had castering gear, that developed due to the Florida sand, on an old 
Atlas taildragger. Best airplane I have ever flown as to takeoffs and 
landings. I would do it on every airplane if I knew how to engineer it. 
Nat

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Richards" <bob at toprudder.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 6:45 AM
Subject: Re: Crosswind landings


> You need castering wheels. Land in a crab, like a
> Helio Courier. :-)
>
> --- patterndude at comcast.net wrote:
>
>> I'm leaving for Muncie in the a.m. and looking at a
>> storm roll in out my work window.  Wind is wipping
>> up at about 40 mph crosswind.  These are the same
>> conditions faced at the Nats 2 years ago.  So I was
>> wondering about what I'd do if it happened again.
>> Although flying was nearly impossible, landing most
>> definitely was.  This was because a 40 mph crosswind
>> can not be compensated for as the plane slows.
>> However, with magical planning skills I could
>> imagine making my landing approach at a 45 degree
>> angle to the runway.  As the plane slows it will
>> track the shape of a parabola layed down in a
>> horizontal plane.  If I time the power right the
>> plane will stop flying in the crosswind direction
>> when it is over the runway and I can touch down.
>> However the plane will be at least 45 degrees
>> crabbed at touchdown, (probably more).
>>
>> If I suck up the gear (retracts) and side slide the
>> plane on the center stripe to a halt, is that a 10?
>>
>> --Lance
>>
>> --
>> District 6 AVP
>> www.aeroslave.com
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