Bad Crosswinds, Good Pilots

[CanonKid]

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[USAF Pilot 07]

Nice! I wonder if those are all test flights...

I don't know of too many aircraft that can land in crab angles such as those on a day-to-day basis without doing major damage to the landing gear....

[moose135]

Nice! I wonder if those are all test flights...
I've seen this before, and yes, they are all test flights - if you noticed, the aircraft are all in Boeing house colors. Probably testing max crosswind component landing specs.

[cancidas]

I've seen this before, and yes, they are all test flights - if you noticed, the aircraft are all in Boeing house colors. Probably testing max crosswind component landing specs.
you hit it right on the nose there moose.

[USAF Pilot 07]

Nice! I wonder if those are all test flights...
I've seen this before, and yes, they are all test flights - if you noticed, the aircraft are all in Boeing house colors. Probably testing max crosswind component landing specs.


Yea I figured with them being all painted in Boeing colors and all it was for this reason...

The only aircraft I know of off hand that can really land in a crab is the BUFF. They move their wheels so that they are aligned straight down the runway, and then land in a crab. Pretty crazy!

[PhilDernerJr]

That's always been on of my favorite aviation videos ever.