A380 Crosswind video

[DHG750R]

Sent to me by a co-worker ... you can get a scale of the size of this thing next to the 737-300

http://mbl.is/mm/frettir/frett.html?nid=1234088

unfortunately I couldnt translate for you guys ..lol

[mirrodie]

great footage, but wow, that thing seems to drop like a rick when it lands, huh?!

[PhilDernerJr]

I love crosswind videos. That was the first time I was ever actually impressed by that plane. The crosswind takeoff was pretty cool, too.

[MarkLawrence]

I saw some footage of this on CNN yesterday morning - wow - talk about a crab angle - that was good video.

[glennstewart]

great footage, but wow, that thing seems to drop like a rick when it lands, huh?!

Speaking with a Qantas Airbus captain about it, the airbus is designed to thud down when landing. It appears to be a hard landing, but onboard it's quite smooth. The same captain had migrated from 747's. When he tried to baby it down (as he would the 747), the Airbus would fall onto the runway and the landing would feel bad.

[PhilDernerJr]

The A380 video is cool, but this still stands as one of the best aviation videos of all time. Music and all.

http://aviationenthusiasm.com/host/pousos.wmv