The Main Landing Gear rotates 90 degrees horizontally to be accomodated inside the gear bays when retracted after take off; futhermore, it is steerable for a 20 degrees left or right for crosswind landings.
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A USAF C-5 Galaxy airlifter has made a successful emergency landing in Spain. The top image was reportedly taken yesterday at Rota Air Base, Spain. Sent us by one of our Twitter followers (thank you […]
This is cool. Depending on the type of aircraft, pilots may be required to apply a Wind Correction Angle (WCA) and “crab” the plane aligning nose and tail with the wind direction to counter the […]
Two Warthogs caught on their parking spots in front of a C-5A Galaxy at Westover ARB, Massachusetts. Taken on Apr. 1, the photo was taken when as much as 16 A-10Cs (most probably 12 + […]
Where’s the video?
https://theaviationist.com/2012/11/19/galaxy-gear/