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No, just the opposite. Think of low speed as meaning it can fly in spite of low relative air-speed. If a plane could fly at 20 knots, say, then it could take of
by JabavuAdams 12y ago
No, just the opposite. Think of low speed as meaning it can fly in spite of low relative air-speed. If a plane could fly at 20 knots, say, then it could take off with 0 runway length if the carrier is steaming at 20 knots into the wind. It would just appear to hover up into the air relative to the carrier.
- dredmorbius 12y agoAlaskan bush pilots manage zero-roll takeoffs and landings, in favorable conditions. YouTube videos if you look for them.
- fnordfnordfnord 12y agoI flew with negative groundspeed in a Taylorcraft once. That was a "fun" day.
- dredmorbius 12y agoSome examples: http://fixyt.com/watch?v=bPSElw8qEsI http://fixyt.com/watch?v=bPSElw8qEsI http://fixyt.com/watch?v=lv5BtJMKamM http://fixyt.com/watch?v=lv5BtJMKamM Getting competitive: http://fixyt.com/watch?v=tvT5LMhvogw http://fixyt.com/watch?v=tvT5LMhvogw And a non-Alaskan entry: http://fixyt.com/watch?v=0zDo7hkmCNY http://fixyt.com/watch?v=0zDo7hkmCNY
- bashinator 12y agoThose planes have ridiculously big knobby tires. It makes total sense, but certainly not something I'd have thought of.
- dredmorbius 12y agoNot so much knobby as balloon tires. If you're landing on a wide range of terrain, much of it unimproved, soft, and/or uneven, large tires will float you over the soggy stuff and smooth out the lumps (large wheels experience less shock with terrain / surface variation than small ones)