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Old 11-16-2006, 11:58 PM  
TexasDreams
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Originally Posted by RawAlex View Post
You ain't seen nothing until the largest passenger plane in the world is doing crosswind landing tests... serious 45 degree flying action with rotation on the back wheels only on contact.

Test pilots make x-games athletes look like slackers!

http://www.mbl.is/mblvideo/157.wmv
Reminded me of this video. 747 landing at the now closed Hong Kong Kai Tak airport. This was a "typical" landing due to the airport being located in a mountainous cove.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/30410/...treme_landing/

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