how to do cross wind landing in Bf 109

How to do cross wind landings in the Bf 109? Because of the narrow landing gear arrangement, it is impossible for me to keep the plane from tilting and falling onto one of the wings as the plane touches down, as the result of sideways forces such as wind and crab. The narrow gear set seems unable to absorb the resulting torques. Any advice?:helpsmilie:

Just try to set her wheels down evenly as possible, they can withstand some abuse as can the wing striking the ground

Does anyone volumteer a track or instructional video, I just can't seem to be able do it. I used to be able to, but not any more, not sure if that's related to recent flight model adjustments, or lost skills on my part.

I suppose you should post the mission file in case someone would like to try and succeed at this landing attempt...or maybe just describe the wind condition and direction

I suppose you should post the mission file in case someone would like to try and succeed at this landing attempt...or maybe just describe the wind condition and direction

I'll try to save a track latter today, using the mission that comes with the K-4 named something like "landing difficult", where strong x-wind, precipitation and turbulence are all present, but basically there are only two feasible approaches:

1) land in crab, 3 point, aligned with the prevailing wind, and the most downwind as possible inside of the rw limits, so that in a correct 3-point landing you can immediately pull the stick back and start using downwind toe brake and rudder to align with the rw centerline, while holding "into the wind" aileron.

2) use the wing low approach, coming on a crab aligning as much as possible your ground track with the rw centerline, and bellow 20m starting to uncrab, using downwind rudder and upwind aileron, keeping the wind wing down as much as possible and trying to be as level as possible, and three point as you touch down.

I'll try to save a track latter today, using the mission that comes with the K-4 named something like "landing difficult", where strong x-wind, precipitation and turbulence are all present, but basically there are only two feasible approaches:

I was going to give it a shot but it looks like I am missing the 109 mission files

Ah!

You have to go through the Mission Editor, open the Missions Folder, the Bf109 K-4 subfolder, and it's there :-)

Hey guys,

Thanks for the replies, and if you make a nice track or video I will eagerly watch it!

Ah!

 

You have to go through the Mission Editor, open the Missions Folder, the Bf109 K-4 subfolder, and it's there :-)

Thanks!...what's that a bug?

Thanks!...what's that a bug?

Not a bug, it's simply not a quick start mission.

One has to go through the Mission Editor, then select the folder icon on the left menu, then the Bf109k4, and inside that, the Campaign folder, where the mission for landing under x-wind is saved.

I tried to record a track of my landing, but the track playback doesn't work :-(

hi

i never actually tried crosswindlandings until today ... i though i give it a try and record the results .... here they are for 20m/s 15m/s and finally 10m/s crosswind from 90degrees to the right and at the second try from 90degrees to the left.

Good job,

but you should have landed on the sane runway because you took off with starboard wing and landed with port wing, which sums, in terms of prop effects, with the weathervane tendency...

Many thanks for the videos, will take a close look at them tonight:thumbup:

I did just one failed try of the hard mission...not sure why they designed it as a night landing :noexpression:

Good job,

 

but you should have landed on the sane runway because you took off with starboard wing and landed with port wing, which sums, in terms of prop effects, with the weathervane tendency...

check again ... for every windspeed i did(try) one landing from each side ;)

Hi Schnarre,

Did you use flaps for your landings? I heard it said before that cross wind landings are done without flaps, or less flaps. Is that what you recommend also?

;2652138']check again ... for every windspeed i did(try) one landing from each side ;)

you are very skillful I enjoyed watching the landings

Hi Schnarre,

 

Did you use flaps for your landings? I heard it said before that cross wind landings are done without flaps, or less flaps. Is that what you recommend also?

i don t kow how it is done irl but i think(like you do) its easier without flaps or very little flaps(i did it i think with approximately degrees)