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New Air Force Tanker [Vanity]
04/22/08
| Dene Leach
Posted on 04/22/2008 7:58:17 AM PDT by scooter2
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To: Yo-Yo
” But Pearson is relieved that he wasnt flying an Airbus. You cant sideslip an Airbus aircraft, the computers wont let you, he says. Boeing aircraft are capable because theyre a hydraulic-controlled aircraft and you can cross control. “ I often heard that about Airbus aircrafts but how much is true about this? How can he say it is impossible to do it on an Airbus? I doubt that he ever flow one at Air Canada.
It's sometimes better to prevent a captain from some maneuvers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVaAVN94sTs&feature=related
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04/25/2008 5:48:54 AM PDT
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MHalblaub
("Easy my friends, when it comes to the point it is only a drawing made by a non believing Dane...")
To: MHalblaub
Frankly, I don't know if an A-330 can slideslip or not, but it is a pretty basic maneuver so I would think it is possible. Simply kick in left rudder and throw in right aileron. When performing a cross wind landing you have to kick in some rudder just before touchdown to line up with the runway, so a slideslip wouldn't be that different.
Here's the A380 in crosswind landing trials:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR4KAhJMZ-o&feature=related
Speaking of insane military pilots, Have you ever seen a French KC-135 perform a low pass?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZT4BdI7STE
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04/25/2008 1:47:47 PM PDT
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Yo-Yo
(USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
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