On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:09:40 +0100, Martin wrote:
>On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:38:46 +0100, Tim C. wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 09:03:17 -0000, "nightjar"
>>here>.me.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>This illustrates the problem of landing an aircraft when there is a
>>>significant component of the wind across the runway. The reported wind speed
>>>was 155mph, although I've not found the relative angle to the runway, so
>>>don't know what the crosswind component was.
>>>
>>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z42fchrzhHY
>>
>>
>>I heard a lot less, around 90km/h gusts about 70° to the runway.
>
>I saw the same speed reported as Colin did.
>
>The plane eventually landed on a runway that was aligned with the wind.
>
>I assume there will be an investigation into why he tried to land in such a
>strong cross wind.
Der Spiegel says gust up to 90km/h during the landing - no value for
the estimated size of the gust just as it tried to touch down.
155mph is 250km/h, a figure that is higher than the record speed of
222kmh recorded on a peak in the Bavarian Alps. It doesn't rule such a
gust out, but I find 90kmh easier to believe.
I read that the landing was being carried out by the 24 year old
co-pilot, and the fly-through was made by the captain who took over at
the last minute. |