RE: Science Porn
February 18, 2015 at 12:46 pm
(This post was last modified: February 18, 2015 at 12:47 pm by SteelCurtain.)
Somebody posted something in another thread that made me think of this.
Crosswind Landings or "crabbing" show some pretty dynamic physics really well. The plane's velocity vector differs (sometimes pretty dramatically) from its thrust vector because of wind perpendicular (or close to perpendicular) to the thrust vector. The pilot has to point the plane's nose in such a way that the velocity vector "points" down the runway.
Here's some awesome shots of planes crabbing and landing in Düsseldorf on an icy runway:
Crosswind Landings or "crabbing" show some pretty dynamic physics really well. The plane's velocity vector differs (sometimes pretty dramatically) from its thrust vector because of wind perpendicular (or close to perpendicular) to the thrust vector. The pilot has to point the plane's nose in such a way that the velocity vector "points" down the runway.
Here's some awesome shots of planes crabbing and landing in Düsseldorf on an icy runway:
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