Whoa Big Fella!

Have you ever heard of a crosswind landing? That is where an airplane coming in to land is dealing with a heavy crosswind and the pilot must point the plane's nose toward the wind, which sometimes means the nose must face away from the runway; sometimes 45 degrees away from the runway. Then right at the last second, the pilot steers the nose straight just before the wheels touch the pavement.

Doing this in a little two-seater Cessna would be scary enough. How about doing it in an Airbus A-380, which is the largest airliner in the world; even bigger than a Boeing 747!



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