Crosswind landings require coordinated rudder and aileron input to maintain alignment to the runway.
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Crosswind
//ˈkɹɑːs.wɪnd//
Synonyms for "crosswind" (25 found)
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17 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- страничен вятър noun (crosswind)
Catalan
1 entries- vent creuat noun (crosswind)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 側風 /侧风 noun (crosswind)
- 橫風 /横风 noun (crosswind)
Finnish
1 entries- sivutuuli noun (crosswind)
French
1 entries- vent latéral noun (crosswind)
Galician
1 entries- vento cruzado noun (crosswind)
German
1 entries- Seitenwind noun (crosswind)
Greek
1 entries- πλάγιος άνεμος noun (crosswind)
Indonesian
1 entries- angin silang noun (crosswind)
Ingrian
1 entries- kuvetuuli noun (crosswind)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- sidevind noun (crosswind)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- sidevind noun (crosswind)
Portuguese
1 entries- vento cruzado noun (crosswind)
Spanish
1 entries- viento cruzado noun (crosswind)
Swedish
1 entries- sidvind noun (crosswind)
Ukrainian
1 entries- бічний вітер noun (crosswind)
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Correlation of the DFDR and CVR recordings disclosed that the flightcrew had set the flaps and stabilizer trim at 10° and about 5° aircraft noseup, respectively, for takeoff. A rolling takeoff was made, takeoff thrust was stabilized at 80 KIAS, and left rudder and right aileron were used to compensate for the right crosswind. The V₁ and V_R callouts were made about 2 sec after these speeds were recorded by the DFDR.
Source: wiktionary
As part of its application, Macy's submitted "balloon control plans" describing how handlers, under the direction of a "pilot," were to navigate through intersections, where crosswinds can destabilize the balloons.
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