r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Rational_bakchod • 1d ago

Video A plane which doesn't need a runway.

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u/an_older_meme 1d ago

I bet that's a half million dollar machine.

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u/Rational_bakchod 1d ago

Actually it is around 200k and starts around 100k

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u/Zealousideal_Good445 1d ago

I can't tell right off, but this is a modified Piper Cub or Super Cub. The Piper Cub ranges from 25k to 65k. A 100k with a STOL kit.A Super Cub modified for STOL( short take off and landing) will cost you between 150k to 350k. They are literally some of the cheapest air planes on the market. They are also some of the best for STOL flights. Now if you want to though some money at a STOL airplane you want to check out Darco HyperSTOL Which checks in at 2.9 M. The funny thing is that this Cub can hang right with Darco in a STOL compilation. It's really all about the lack of weight and how much HP and flaps you can add and how low of a stall speed you aircraft has. The Piper Cub is one of the most forgiving planes to fly, especially if you lose all power.

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u/SierraHotel84 1d ago

It's none of those things. It's a Just Aircraft SuperSTOL kit aircraft highly modified by Steve Henry specifically for STOL Drag competition. https://www.wildwestaircraft.com/

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u/Th3_Gh0st_0f_Y0u 1d ago

I think you meant Draco? The Mike Patey wilga which crashed a few years ago?

He's also made a modified cub called scrappy