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Alaskan Short Runway & Takeoff Competition


rockliffe

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How do they manage to do this?

With quite a headwind, of course. Remember: aircraft move in relation to the moving air mass. A Cub flying at 40 knots into a 30 knot headwind only has a ground speed of 10 knots. And when the headwind is as strong as their final approach speed they virtually can land vertically like an elevator (or helicopter ;) ).

Almosst like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwMlgc1saHs

Or like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkQMYhefIok

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