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Gives new meaning to vert take off and landing
Rog02:
The aircraft shown on take-off roll appears to be an Arctic Tern manufactured by Interstate Aircraft Co. They are truly impressive aircraft for their size. The large tires are optional equipment and are from Alaska Bushwheel, who from the looks of the banner along the runway appears to be sponsoring the event.
http://www.interstateaircraft.com/HomePage.html
The aircraft landing is indeed a Maule.
--- Quote from: Bernd on December 23, 2009, 10:45:09 AM ---Looks like those guys could take off and land on a runway's width.
Kind of reminds me of the joke about the Polish pilot's after landing there plane.
Pilot: "Boy that sure is a short runway"
Copilot: "Ya, but look how wide it is"
Running, Ducking and Hidding
Bernd
--- End quote ---
"Polish IFR" as it is referred to around the airports I hang out at.
I got to know these guys at Oshkosh. Bunch of really nice folks and a bit on the "nutso" side when it comes to STOL.
Big Foots Famous Island Landing http://www.sherpaaircraft.com/island.html
Big Foot Island Takeoff http://www.sherpaaircraft.com/islandtakeoff.html
Big Foot Splash Landing plus Canyon River Takeoff http://www.sherpaaircraft.com/video6.html
More videos well worth watching http://www.sherpaaircraft.com/video.html
Roger
Longing for a few more Pilatus loads.
Rob.Wilson:
Very good but this has to be the best landing ever
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ozzie46:
UNBELIEVABLE !!! Now if that isn't a underwear changing moment I don't know what is!
Ron
Rog02:
--- Quote from: Rob.Wilson on December 30, 2009, 09:16:47 AM ---Very good but this has to be the best landing ever
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"Contrary to popular belief, when you lose one wing, you lose more than half of your lift." Duane Cole
Well, I hate to be a spoil sport, but that clip has been debunked more than a few times. The airplane seen landing is a "Scale" model of the full scale aircraft. It seems to be the rage these days to fly "3-D" models. With the ridiculous power to weight ratios that are possible with the engine/prop combination's it is possible to achieve ballistic flight capabilities from a prop driven model. Some creative film editing and you see a "3-D" model hanging on the prop in a knife edge pass with one wing missing. The ending shot is the full scale aircraft rolling into the show parking line and notice that the starboard side of the aircraft is edited out of the frame. The wing is fully intact and the aircraft is flying to date. For the full story go look at the "MythBusters" website.
Sorry dude, but model airplanes do not count.
Roger
Old, Tired, and Grumpy Airport Bum
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