by flugsnug yo
Published on 7 Oct 2012
The second shot is the hardest landing that I have witnessed. The first shot is a more typical bounce, also by a Boeing 757, which is included for comparison purposes. In neither case did the spoilers deploy on first ground contact to counteract the bounce.
In the big bounce, initial contact was with the upslope of the bump in runway 33 at BHX, which may have been at least partly responsible for the size of the bounce (the planned southerly extension of the runway should move this bump beyond the main touchdown zone in future).
There was a 90-degree crosswind for both landings.
In the big bounce, initial contact was with the upslope of the bump in runway 33 at BHX, which may have been at least partly responsible for the size of the bounce (the planned southerly extension of the runway should move this bump beyond the main touchdown zone in future).
There was a 90-degree crosswind for both landings.
