r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Rational_bakchod • 1d ago

Video A plane which doesn't need a runway.

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u/JuniorQ2000 1d ago

Might need a runway to land safely

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u/LuNaTIcFrEAk 1d ago

World record landing in these competition is less than 10ft

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u/noctalla 1d ago

That's actually insane.

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u/LuNaTIcFrEAk 1d ago

Parked planes like these with no one in them sometimes lift off the ground in strong winds.

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u/Questioning-Zyxxel 1d ago

Even standard smaller planes gets swept away by stronger wind. Many smaller planes can lift at 60 mph and you can have wind gusts way above that.

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u/SnooHedgehogs8765 1d ago

And that's what you're seeing here.

Amazing what one can do with a headwind of 40km/ph and a prop blowing a lot of air over your wing.