As an aviation enthusiast, I was surprised to learn something from that video; If you look closely, the rear landing gear appear to align with the direction of travel. I always thought they were fixed.
I'm afraid that's an optical illusion, the main landing gear is indeed fixed along the yaw axis. However some aircraft have main landing gear units that can pivot somewhat along the pitch axis.
B-52 will do that: "A notable feature of the landing gear was the ability to pivot the main landing gear up to 20° from the aircraft centerline to increase safety during crosswind landings" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B52
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As an aviation enthusiast, I was surprised to learn something from that video; If you look closely, the rear landing gear appear to align with the direction of travel. I always thought they were fixed.
I'm afraid that's an optical illusion, the main landing gear is indeed fixed along the yaw axis. However some aircraft have main landing gear units that can pivot somewhat along the pitch axis.
B-52 will do that: "A notable feature of the landing gear was the ability to pivot the main landing gear up to 20° from the aircraft centerline to increase safety during crosswind landings" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B52
Ah yes, I was watching it on my phone. Just rewatched it in 1080p and see what you mean.