Short field landings 101

That's impressive, those are fun birds to ride around in.
 
Winds approx approx 20 knots, forward speed of the ship 20+ knots. Approximately 40 knot assist. Still impressive. Navy pilots are the bet.


:stirpot:

;)
 
The C-130, I think of it as the DC-3 of its time.

I guess I should say C-47, or rather R4D, anyway...
 
Impressive is right.
How do you keep the plane from bouncing? I will touchdown 7-8 times in one landing. I count and log them all as separate successful landings. :yikes: :rofl:
 
That was my carrier from '83-'86. I was a corpsman and spent countless hours in that same spot as the cameraman watching flight deck operations. Great memories of the USS Forrestall.
 
I could land a C172 on a mac truck if I had 10 chances to do it... just saying...
 
Geico266 said:
$1,000 says you can't. :no:

I want exclusive video rights. ;)
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I think we could all do it(just like landing on the numbers), but just once, because after that the plane would be sheet metal scrap, and I would not be around to collect the thousand.:wink2:
 
An ercoupe itted with JATO was one of the earliest zero takeoff distance experiments. Video of it kicking around.
 
Geico266 said:
Winds approx approx 20 knots, forward speed of the ship 20+ knots. Approximately 40 knot assist. Still impressive. Navy pilots are the bet.


:stirpot:

;)
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Maybe second best......but then I may be biased. :D That project is legendary in the Herc drivers world, and if I am not mistaken the pilots got an Air Medal for successfully completing the project.
 
thezoolityre said:
I could land a C172 on a mac truck if I had 10 chances to do it... just saying...
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That would be a fair comparison if the truck was moving up and down randomly several feet and swerving slightly back and forth and rolling a bit. I find it humorous when folks who have never plonked a plane onboard a boat underestimate the difficulty.
 
I bet I could land a Cessna on a semi-truck. What's ref? 55 or 60 kts? A truck does that on a highway. Come in a little faster and a VERY shallow descent (100 fpm) and ya got it.

Maybe the width would be the issue. Not sure the wheel base of a Cessna or the width of a standard truck.
 
Captain said:
I bet I could land a Cessna on a semi-truck. What's ref? 55 or 60 kts? A truck does that on a highway. Come in a little faster and a VERY shallow descent (100 fpm) and ya got it.

Maybe the width would be the issue. Not sure the wheel base of a Cessna or the width of a standard truck.
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I can't recall his name, but there is a guy on the show circuit that lands a Taylorcraft on a RV scooting down the runway....nice show.
 
Captain said:
I bet I could land a Cessna on a semi-truck. What's ref? 55 or 60 kts? A truck does that on a highway. Come in a little faster and a VERY shallow descent (100 fpm) and ya got it.

Maybe the width would be the issue. Not sure the wheel base of a Cessna or the width of a standard truck.
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Yes, the gear of the 172 we stuck on a trailer was wider. I think the biggest hitch would be the dirty air behind the cab of the truck, the top of a bus with a widened roof rack would likely be easier.
 
Skylane81E said:
Yes, the gear of the 172 we stuck on a trailer was wider. I think the biggest hitch would be the dirty air behind the cab of the truck, the top of a bus with a widened roof rack would likely be easier.
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Maybe a train car
 
Threefingeredjack said:
That would be a fair comparison if the truck was moving up and down randomly several feet and swerving slightly back and forth and rolling a bit. I find it humorous when folks who have never plonked a plane onboard a boat underestimate the difficulty.
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Not to mention the angled flight deck adds another bit of difficulty. Very impressive.

I noticed when using the other tripod mounted movie camera position as a reference, the approach path was exactly the same every time (except for the waveoff). That was a darn good flight crew.
 
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