Robert Moore wrote in
46.128:

Bertie wrote
The reason I posted it in the first place was to dispel the urban
legend that airliners were kciked straight and to illustrate what
happens when they are..

I kicked Boeing jetliners straight for 25 years...B-707, B-727.
Never had a problem.

Case of having to in both of those. I did it in the 727 and it workd, but
it's not as effective as putting a wing down. It's a much more stable way
of putting it down. No side load, the controls are already steady in the
positions best suited for th erollout and there's not a lot of juggling
going on to transition.
But the most disturbing thing I found about landing the 727-200 in a crab
was if the runway was narrow (say 150') and your mains were straddling the
centerline, the cockpit was nearly over the runway edge if the wind was
strong enough!



Bertie