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Topic Started: Dec 7 2011, 07:56 PM (144 Views)
George K
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhUR-Fj_dIY



"In a competition where less is more, Doyle’s total takeoff and landing distance was a mere 78 feet. That’s 43 feet for the takeoff and 35 feet for the landing – best of the bunch."

"the competition’s shortest takeoff distance of 36 feet."

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Edited by George K, Dec 7 2011, 07:57 PM.
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Mikhailoh
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Serious wheel struts.
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Rainman
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The take-off winner had a three blade prop.

I don't know what that means (torque?), but I'd like to ask Copper.
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I remember practicing those - never that short, but fun nonetheless. I thought the landing at 2:12 was awesome.
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Copper
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Amazing stuff, I was expecting a prop strike on the landings.
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Seriously useful for bush pilots.
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George K
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Dec 8 2011, 06:51 AM
Amazing stuff, I was expecting a prop strike on the landings.
One guy that I used to work with did that. He was landing at a municipal airport north of Chicago (Palwaukee), and came in a bit too fast, too high, and set it down real hard. Realizing that he was going to run out of runway, he throttled it back up as the trees approached, thinking "I'm going to be on the news tonight!". As he pulled up the entire airplane was shaking violently. He came around and landed safely. Once the prop stopped spinning, every blade was bent back at 90 degrees.

He wasn't a very good anesthesiologist either.
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That is really amazing - I've never seen anything like that.
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