Birmingham Airport in the UK is so famous for its pilot-testing crosswinds that people often gather there just to watch and record some of the white-knuckle landings. As this video shows, the crosswinds are so strong that some planes appear to hover, rock and sway as they attempt to land.
The YouTube user added that the design of the airport runway itself
makes the landings seem more dramatic, but there's a reason for its
unusual appearance. "The undulations in the BHX runway accentuate
these floats: if a plane just misses touchdown on the crest of a bump
it can glide down the slope on far side like a ski jumper," he wrote.
Check it out in the clip above.
Wednesday, July 08, 2015
Birmingham Airport's Wildest Crosswinds Landings
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