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flyover · August 12th, 2004, 12:46

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Those big turbofans on those outboard pylons always seemed like they would be a handful on a crosswind landing.

Wasn't the DC-8 the largest plane until the 747 came along?

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Scraping the outboard engines in a crosswind was a problem. And many if not most of them got some paint taken off. The 8 was flown with control tabs and was not very responsive in roll, especially at approach speeds. This is much as anything was the source of "herd it instead of fly it". In gusty winds you made big corrections with the ailerons, kind of stirred the tail around with the rudders, and hoped it all averaged out to on the runway going mostly straight.

The 8 and the 707 were the big airplanes at their introduction. I don't know which one ended up with the highest gross weight certification, but I'd guess the 8.

Of course I'm talking in the past tense. I'd take a job flying an 8 in a minute. The old girl still has a lot of hauling to do.

August 12th, 2004, 12:46	#47
flyover Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 3,389	Re: Wichita\'s final 757 to take a bow [ QUOTE ] Those big turbofans on those outboard pylons always seemed like they would be a handful on a crosswind landing. Wasn't the DC-8 the largest plane until the 747 came along? [/ QUOTE ] Scraping the outboard engines in a crosswind was a problem. And many if not most of them got some paint taken off. The 8 was flown with control tabs and was not very responsive in roll, especially at approach speeds. This is much as anything was the source of "herd it instead of fly it". In gusty winds you made big corrections with the ailerons, kind of stirred the tail around with the rudders, and hoped it all averaged out to on the runway going mostly straight. The 8 and the 707 were the big airplanes at their introduction. I don't know which one ended up with the highest gross weight certification, but I'd guess the 8. Of course I'm talking in the past tense. I'd take a job flying an 8 in a minute. The old girl still has a lot of hauling to do.