Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
GAF Nomad of the Philippine Air Force. Many fixed-wing STOL aircraft are bush planes, though some, like the de Havilland Canada Dash-7, are designed for use on prepared airstrips; likewise, many STOL aircraft are taildraggers, though there are exceptions like the PAC P-750 XSTOL, the Quest Kodiak, the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter and the Peterson 260SE.
This is a list of the shortest airport runways in the world. While most modern commercial aircraft require a paved runway of at least 6,000 feet (1,800 m) in length, many early aircraft were designed to operate from unprepared strips that could be improvised in small spaces.
Plane & Pilot: 1978 Aircraft Directory, Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977. ISBN 0-918312-00-0 Wikimedia Commons has media related to STOL aircraft .
There’s a Buddha in the cockpit. The orange-robed icon looks on as the pilot speedily executes a dramatic last-minute turn to land the A319 on the slender runway.
Typically, takeoff clearance was received by the aircraft once the aircraft ahead of it was on the runway. Upon taking off, the navigator called milestones, indicating the minimum speed at important positions on the runway. If the aircraft wasn't at speed during S1 time (120 knots (138 mph; 222 km/h)), the plane aborted takeoff.
(KRON) — A small plane made an emergency landing Friday morning at an old, abandoned runway at the decommissioned Alameda Naval Air Station, KRON4.com has confirmed. According to the Alameda ...
A small plane made a emergency landing around Exit 23 outside Albany. NY State Police “This is very, very unique for a plane to land on the thruway successfully not striking any vehicles and ...
The Short C-23 Sherpa is a small military transport aircraft built by Short Brothers. It was designed to operate from unpaved runways and make short takeoff and landings (STOL) . [ 1 ] It features a large squared fuselage with a full-width rear cargo door/ramp.