Would the plane take off - video attached

[Raify]

I just spotted this cool video:

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/watch-this-airplane-land...

Basically, a guy lands a plane on the deck of a cargo ship, AND takes off again! I searched and could only find the original "will it take off?" thread about the conveyor belt...

[Spoof]

Nice headwind.

[RizzoTheRat]

Great stunt but why would anyone think it's "seemingly impossible" though? It's common practice on aircraft carriers to sail in the wind when launching and recovering aircraft to reduce the deck speed needed, and there's a stunt pilot that lands his plane on the top of truck at airshows. How do these people think kites fly?

[Impasse]

RizzoTheRat said:

How do these people think kites fly?

Witchcraft. Witchcraft and string. But mainly witchcraft.

[Eric Mc]

Not terribly different to what happened thousands of times in World War 2. Have you ever watched a Swordfish struggling to catch up an aircraft carrier steaming into the wind?

[Impasse]

Eric Mc said:

Have you ever watched a Swordfish struggling to catch up an aircraft carrier steaming into the wind?

No. However I have watched attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion and C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.

[RizzoTheRat]

Impasse said:

No. However I have watched attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion and C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.

I've had a glider lift its tail wheel off the ground when stationary on the runway with a strong enough headwind.

[Justayellowbadge]

Impasse said:

No. However I have watched attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion and C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.

We don't believe you.

[amancalledrob]

Justayellowbadge said:

Impasse said:

No. However I have watched attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion and C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.

We don't believe you.

If we don't believe him all those moments will be lost... like tears in rain

[MiseryStreak]

amancalledrob said:

Justayellowbadge said:

Impasse said:

No. However I have watched attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion and C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.

We don't believe you.

If we don't believe him all those moments will be lost... like tears in rain

Time to die...

[Eric Mc]

Impasse said:

Eric Mc said:

Have you ever watched a Swordfish struggling to catch up an aircraft carrier steaming into the wind?

No. However I have watched attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion and C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.

No headwind so no relevance.

[gwm]

What's the take off speed for a light aircraft like this?

I presume (rightly or wrongly) that take off speeds are generally determined by weight and wing area?

[PugwasHDJ80]

gwm said:

What's the take off speed for a light aircraft like this?

I presume (rightly or wrongly) that take off speeds are generally determined by weight and wing area?

laden or unladen?

African or European?

[98elise]

PugwasHDJ80 said:

gwm said:

What's the take off speed for a light aircraft like this?

I presume (rightly or wrongly) that take off speeds are generally determined by weight and wing area?

laden or unladen?

African or European?

I don't knowAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhgh

[RizzoTheRat]

Stall speed is 28kts (32mph) according to wikipedia, and the ship can do 11.5 kts

[gwm]

PugwasHDJ80 said:

laden or unladen?

African or European?

With one fat b word pilot... err.... European...?!

(no idea what that means or is referring to...)

[OldSkoolRS]

gwm said:

With one fat b word pilot... err.... European...?!

(no idea what that means or is referring to...)

I think it's a reference to Monty Python's Holy Grail and whether or not it was an African or European Swallow carrying a coconut.

However I could be wrong.

Arrrrggggghhhhh.

Edited by OldSkoolRS on Tuesday 12th November 19:49

[RobM77]

Eric Mc said:

Impasse said:

Eric Mc said:

Have you ever watched a Swordfish struggling to catch up an aircraft carrier steaming into the wind?

No. However I have watched attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion and C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.

No headwind so no relevance.

There must be a fair solar wind coming off Betelgeuse though.

[maffski]

RobM77 said:

Eric Mc said:

Impasse said:

Eric Mc said:

Have you ever watched a Swordfish struggling to catch up an aircraft carrier steaming into the wind?

No. However I have watched attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion and C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.

No headwind so no relevance.

There must be a fair solar wind coming off Betelgeuse though.

Nope, only Sol has a solar wind, wouldn't it be a Betelgeusear wind?

[Hugo a Gogo]

maffski said:

RobM77 said:

Eric Mc said:

Impasse said:

Eric Mc said:

Have you ever watched a Swordfish struggling to catch up an aircraft carrier steaming into the wind?

No. However I have watched attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion and C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.

No headwind so no relevance.

There must be a fair solar wind coming off Betelgeuse though.

Nope, only Sol has a solar wind, wouldn't it be a Betelgeusear wind?

don't say Betelgeuse again or he'll appear

whoops