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As an aviation enthusiast, I was surprised to learn something from that video; If you look closely, the rear landing gear appear to align with the direction of
by mmcnickle 14y ago
As an aviation enthusiast, I was surprised to learn something from that video; If you look closely, the rear landing gear appear to align with the direction of travel. I always thought they were fixed.
- _djo_ 14y agoI'm afraid that's an optical illusion, the main landing gear is indeed fixed along the yaw axis. However some aircraft have main landing gear units that can pivot somewhat along the pitch axis.
- mmcnickle 14y agoAh yes, I was watching it on my phone. Just rewatched it in 1080p and see what you mean.
- will_asouka 14y agoB-52 will do that: "A notable feature of the landing gear was the ability to pivot the main landing gear up to 20° from the aircraft centerline to increase safety during crosswind landings" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B52 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B52