Popular Mechanics: Watch a B-52 Bomber Impressively Slide to the Right in a Crosswind Takeoff
This shouldn't make sense.
* A new video shows a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber taking off in strong crosswinds.
* The B-52’s landing gear allows it to roll down the runway with the landing gear pointed in a different direction than the fuselage.
* The old nuclear bomber needed to be able to take off in a hurry during the Cold War, regardless of weather conditions.
A new video from the U.K. shows off a unique capability baked into the B-52 bomber: the ability to fly with the landing gear facing a different direction than that of the aircraft.
The bomber appears to be out of control and on the verge of being blown off the runway, but in reality, it's merely compensating for a strong crosswind.
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WNU Editor: Those must be strong crosswinds to make that happen.
2 comments:
I wondered how the thing got down the runway in a straight line. Pretty impressive and in a wind that forced the plane to resort to using the means to do this. Someone was thinking years ago.
That's been known for 50yrs.
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