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Now that is what I call a short take off! How much runway does it need to land?
not much from what I've seen. It's called a "Cub"...Quote:
Originally Posted by vnx205
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqrjbAKdIMA]near impossible bush plane landing - YouTube[/ame]
Heck that plane stops shorter than my ute.
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Another clip in that collection shows that with a 13mph headwind, it can land and take off in its own length. Impressive!
Saw one just like this with caption: "Who farted?"Quote:
Originally Posted by spudboy
I dont know if anyone got footage of it but on the stint that I did in the solomans we had a ripper of a storm blow through a caribou was able to taxi up the runway, lift vertically like an elevator stay in the air with a negative ground speed then turn and fly away at a tangent.Quote:
Originally Posted by MEANZ06
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Originally Posted by MEANZ06
they have competitions for this activity in Alaska ....
they use lighht aircraft with "tundra" tyres there similarly to the way we use 4WDs here
they land them anywhere