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That short take off took me totally by surprise. That's not even 100m
by puranjay 8y ago
That short take off took me totally by surprise. That's not even 100m
- dredmorbius 8y ago110ft is cited by Ars.
- donatzsky 8y agoWhich is 33.5 meters.
- rpeden 8y agoOne of the 2017 competitors took off in a little over a tenth of the distance DRACO took[1]. Of course, a stripped down Cub is probably much less useful overall, but taking seeing it take off in ~14 feet is fun. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo7-BuNiP6Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo7-BuNiP6Y
- ajuc 8y agoThe wind is also a significant factor. But yeah, that's almost a helicopter :)
- Merad 8y agoIf you want to see truly insane performance (not that DRACO isn't impressive), look videos of fighters like the F-22 doing max performance take offs. Lightly loaded they can be off the ground in about 250m and supersonic before the end of the runway - and these are aircraft that weigh upwards of 20 tons.