Another question for BUFDRVR

Lynn Coffelt wrote:

I believe the C-5A has (or had) cross wind landing gear.

Nope, their wings are high enough off the ground that they can land "wing
low"
although I think they just land in a crab like most other heavies.

Hmmm...... The C-5A's I worked on, as aircraft maintenance, sure enough
did have crosswind landing gear, and I've seen it demonstrated both in
landing and taxiing.

Well, technically we were both right, although you more than me. Every now and
again I learn something on these boards that makes slugging through Art
Kramer's crap almost worth it. According to The Aviation Zone Web site (self
proclaimed "Home of the Heavies"):

Landing Gear - The enormous C-5 Galaxy has a very unique landing gear system
consisting of a single nose strut, four main bogeys and a total of 28 wheels.
The complex system offers "high flotation" capability for unpaved surfaces,
freewheel castoring to facilitate ground maneuvering, and an offset swiveling
capability (20 degrees left or right) for crosswind landings**

** Not adapted to the second production B-model aircraft, and has since been
removed from all A-models.

So, it appears the B-52 is still the only aircraft with a crosswind landing
system, but for a time (1969-????) it wasn't. Great to learn new things,
thanks.


BUFDRVR

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