Watch This RC-135 Spy Plane Make A Frightening Crosswind Landing In England (Video)

 

Warzzone/The Drive: Watch This RC-135 Spy Plane Make A Frightening Crosswind Landing In England (Updated) 

The RC-135 Combat Sent slams down before its left wing dips dangerously low and the jet goes careening down the runway. 

On September 7, 2021, an RC-135U Combat Sent electronic intelligence-gathering aircraft, one of just two in existence, made a frightening crosswind landing at RAF Mildenhall in England. The RC-135 had returned from an intriguing mission that saw the spy plane circumnavigate the border of Russia's Kaliningrad exclave.

The video comes to us from the YouTube channel Airshow World, via a heads up from our friend and a must-follow on Twitter, @thenewarea51. It shows the RC-135U, often lovingly referred to as 'U-Boat' due to its designation, making a crabbed approach to Runway 28 at RAF Mildenhall. It then appears to struggle to 'kick-out' the crab on landing, with its left wing suddenly dipping in a highly concerning manner. If the crab is not relieved and the aircraft's nose is not pointed down the runway on touchdown, at least to a substantial degree, it is very hard on the aircraft, and especially the landing gear, putting major lateral loads on the mains.  

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WNU Editor: From the angle that the video was taken it definitely shows that this landing was a close call. On a side note. The RC-135U Combat Sent electronic intelligence-gathering aircraft is vital to gather intelligence. I am surprised that there are only two of them in the US Air Force fleet.