Single runway ops in syd yesterday rwy25, 40kt westerly, max xwind 20kt (while I was there). FR24 showed a few go-rounds but I didn't get to actually see them. VERY turbulent a few minutes after takeoff.
I guess you don't mean this sort of Grumman Tiger:
In an aircraft that's meant to do it, not a great deal. For instance the geometry of the 747, with the aft body gear, tended to pull it straight; as long as you didn't let the nose gear touch down, of course.
It's always about weight. The A380 approach speeds are quite slow (especially compared to the 747), so the short runways are mostly usable for landings, as long as there isn't a tailwind. On the other hand, unless the wind is extremely strong, the margins will be much better using a longer runway, which is why pilots will require any longer runway. Just because you can do something, doesn't make it a good idea.
Hide. Fill in paperwork.
There's a computer that they might want to access, but it's in the back of the coughpit. If they're touching something on any of the front panels, then it means they're trying to fix something.
The nose of the plane was right up against the terminal pier so I was sort of interested in what he was doing there and he was definitely fiddling around with the both the upper and lower front panels. From his actions I thought he might be cleaning the buttons.
Nah
, I mean this one:
Does this mean that the A380 has more drag than the 747?
He wouldn't have been cleaning them. That never happens. I'm sure there are entire civilisations living on most buttons.The nose of the plane was right up against the terminal pier so I was sort of interested in what he was doing there and he was definitely fiddling around with the both the upper and lower front panels. From his actions I thought he might be cleaning the buttons.
No. It means it has a lower wing loading (mass divided by wing area). At a normal landing weight for both types, the 747 has about 20-25% more weight per unit area of wing than the 380.
And following a week of crosswinds that have well and truly exceeded cross wind landing limit, I engaged Mr Seat 0A in some discussion about cross wind landing and he told me that he now prefers the "dip wing into wind" approach to cross wind landing over the "crab and push it round" - which is probably why I have felt that the wings seem even closer to the ground.
When you’re flying a big jet, space is always tight. Looking at the google images of the airport, there are no obstruction clearance lines (they don’t exist everywhere, but are helpful when they do - Tullamarine), and there actually doesn’t appear to be adequate room to pass behind any aircraft at or near a holding point. Just because ATC have cleared you to do something, does not mean that clearance will exist.
The very high accident rate of Air India is enough to scare me off - including twice crashing aircraft into Mont Blanc!
That hold point and the lack of clearance behind effectively creates a hazard that has been engineered in rather than engineered out.
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