IIRC the B-52 has castoring mains that are connected to the rudder so it can land in a crab and the wheels stay straight down the runway.Wm.Ince wrote:Believe it or not, most airliners are capable of landing the same way. It even states that in the operator manuals.MrMorden wrote:I think the Ercoupe gear also has some trailing links with some play in them that make it work better for the crabbed landings.
That withstanding, I would say that technique is rarely used by most airline pilots.
Searching for an inexpensive aircraft
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Re: Searching for an inexpensive aircraft
Andy Walker
Athens, GA
Sport Pilot ASEL, LSRI
2007 Flight Design CTSW E-LSA
Athens, GA
Sport Pilot ASEL, LSRI
2007 Flight Design CTSW E-LSA
Re: Searching for an inexpensive aircraft
The original C-5 also had castoring gear.MrMorden wrote:IIRC the B-52 has castoring mains that are connected to the rudder so it can land in a crab and the wheels stay straight down the runway.
Bill Ince
LSRI
Retired Heavy Equipment Operator
LSRI
Retired Heavy Equipment Operator
Re: Searching for an inexpensive aircraft
In years past they also had castering crosswind landing gear for Beech 18's, Cessna 180's, and 195's. They probably had them for other airplanes too.