Spectacular video of Emirates A380 battling crosswinds to land.

Geoffrey Thomas

By Geoffrey Thomas Mon Jan 24, 2022

A spectacular video of an Emirates A380 battling crosswinds to land has been posted by @AircraftYTube. SEE: The World's Top Twenty safest Airlines  SEE: Behind the scenes of the amazing Emirates advert SEE: Amazing AN225 landing in fog https://twitter.com/i/status/1462316095294038020
Typically aircraft land and take off into the wind to decrease the landing or take-off distance. In some cases aircraft land with a slight downwind component – typically associated with noise-sensitive airports where one runway is preferred over another. Where a pilot faces a crosswind landing they need to point the aircraft in the direction of the wind while maintaining a straight course toward the runway. This is called crabbing or yawing. In strong crosswinds, the pilot may also dip the wing – sideslip – into the direction of the wind.
Just before touchdown pilots apply rudder to bring the plane – and its undercarriage – back so it is aligned straight down the centerline of the runway. This takes great skill and the results – if not done properly – are often quite spectacular. About Airlines Ratings Airlineratings.com was developed to provide everyone in the world a one-stop-shop for everything related to airlines, formed by a team of aviation editors, who have forensically researched nearly every airline in the world. Our rating system is rated from one to seven stars on safety – with seven being the highest ranking. Within each airline you will find the country of origin, airline code, booking URL and seat map information. The rating system takes into account a number of different factors related to audits from aviation’s governing bodies, lead associations as well as the airlines own safety data. Every airline has a safety rating breakdown so you can see exactly how they rate.
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