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Old 04-12-2005, 01:17 PM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by dmorrison
Norm great to here form a real Bongo-52 pilot. What was the maximum demonstrated crosswind. With 30 degrees of crag that should be a lot. I guess Boeing really liked the gear setup they also used it on the B47.

Dave
I have a question concerning crosswind with such an airplane.

If, for example, you had a 50 kt. crosswind and the airplane would touchdown at 120 kt., would the relative angle of the wind be the angle between those vectors? In this case, 22 degrees?

Could you land a B-52 in a 50 kt. crosswind by holding it in a 22 degree crab?

I understand the risks of such an approach if the crosswind is not steady (and it never is), so the actual limit might be somewhat lower.
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