crosswind landing
Crabbed approach finale
A crosswind landing is an aircraft landing performed when wind blows across the runway rather than along it.
Pilots must angle the plane into the wind while maintaining runway alignment, then straighten just before touchdown—a maneuver requiring skill and practice.
Strong crosswinds test pilot ability and can force diversions to alternate airports: The crosswind landing was textbook despite thirty-knot gusts.
- crabPincer-bearing shellfish
- sideslipLateral movement while traveling forward
- runwayPaved path for planes
- gustBrief wind surge
- aileronWing-mounted roll control
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