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by Shadowcaster » Thu Dec 10, 2015 12:23 am
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33766644Incredible aircraft, they must have built it strong to have outlasted all others.
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by Dave T » Fri Dec 11, 2015 12:07 pm
I think that one of the coolest features on the b52 is that you can align the landing gear with the runway for crosswind landings which must feel weird to the pilots.
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by Shadowcaster » Fri Dec 11, 2015 1:13 pm
Dave T wrote:I think that one of the coolest features on the b52 is that you can align the landing gear with the runway for crosswind landings which must feel weird to the pilots.
I wonder why that feature was not adopted by the larger airliners.
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by Dave T » Fri Dec 11, 2015 5:57 pm
Its very cool to see a B52 landing but not facing directly in line with the runway saw it in a documentary about the B52, never seen it done on anything else could be wrong.
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