James
I have not flown airliners, only the odd simulator, but I should
imagine that this was a bit of a challenge, which the pilot has met
with some degree of skill. There will undoubtedly be a drill to
follow if the gear does not come down, for various configurations, and
advice for length of runway and maximum crosswind recommended. If it's
anything like the Tornado (not much) you are advised to lower the bit
you have to lower earlier rather than later so that you still have
some control. But for fast jets there are some configurations , such
as main wheels up and a centreline store that are very risky to land
on and ejection is the preferred drill.
Hammond's escapade with the dragster was just one more moronic "dare"
that the Top Gear team got up to. I've stopped watching Top Gear,
mainly because Clarkson is such a plonker on it; he's good when it
comes to military ops in WWII, though.
For a useless pilot, I recommend watching the Lufthansa airliner's
attempt to land at Hamburg in a crosswind. It was clearly above the
aircraft's limits and the pilot was probably making an illegal attempt
to land: outside the aircraft's limits and endangering the safety of
the flight.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ddb_1204404185
Chris
On 29 Apr 2008, at 23:10, James R wrote:
> Chris,
>
> How hard would this be?
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7373310.stm
>
> The pilot makes it look deceptively simple. At what point (or speed)
> can you stop 'flying' the plane as it slows down? Given that there's a
> good deal of control that doesn't rely on contact with the ground
> presumably you'd prefer to be in that one than this one?
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWhd8rt64GI&NR=1
>
> James
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