Scary Landings And Runway Sights
October 28, 2016
Heavy Winds
In the image, a KLM Boeing 747 makes a heavy crosswind landing. In the video, a Delta Airlines Boeing 747-451 makes a landing with significant wing flex at Narita International Airport in Japan.
The Difficult Approach
In the image, Emirates Airline A380 approaches Manchester Airport with 100 kph crosswinds. In the video, you can see an Airbus A340-600 land sideways in Düsseldorf in March this year.
Vortex
In the image, a US Airways Boeing 757 lands with a condensation vortex. In the video, you can see the water shed and "vortex" condensation trails off the wings.
Shocking Beach Landing
The image and video show a KLM Boeing 747 make a shocking landing over the Maho Beach in St. Maarten in 2010.
Rough Touchdown
The image and video show a hard touchdown by the Air Horizon Boeing 737 at the Václav Havel Airport in Prague.
Crosswind take-offs and landings are commonly seen on the runway, but it doesn't mean they're not scary to watch. Abnormal Runway Contacts (ARC) can include hard/heavy, long/fast, off-center and other strike landings, which can damage the aircraft's landing gear and structures - immediately and over time. Wheels, brakes and landing gear represents over 22% of the world components market over 10 years according to Aviation Week Fleet & MRO Forecasts. See some frightening landings, a wake vortex and a too-close-for-comfort runway...just in time for Halloween.