Extreme STOL airplane lands on ship

Unlike an aircraft carrier, the ship had obstructions on the front and back, and railings on the side.

http://www.aircraftowner.com/video/extreme-small-plane-landing-on-a-ship-at-sea

Arguable better video:

Brian

Pretty cool, but the A-22 is on par with a Piper Cub in terms of standard takeoff rolls.

Alaska’s bush pilots are the masters of STOL.

Notice there’s no headwind to speak of during the show. With a 20-30 knot headwind over a ship, these guys could hover all day!

Now, having the guts to actually do it on a rolling ship at sea is another thing altogether.

Cool link duc.

At first I thought it was a Kitfox. I was at the Arlington (WA) Fly-In a few months ago, and saw a plane similar to the one in the video (albeit with conventional gear and huge tundra tires) doing short take-offs and landings. I thought that was a Kitfox with a big engine, too. Anyway, they look similar.

One thing to remember when watching the video is that the ship is moving. That, plus any existing headwind, would make for a short landing. When my dad was stationed at DAG when he was in the FAA, he saw a Piper J-3 Cub and an Aeronca Champ fly backwards – from the reference point of the ground.

Whoever edited that second video has some kind of problem.

One of the local museums has a WWII-era Fieseler Storch that they fly a few times a year. It’s landing roll is so ridiculously short that it always provokes laughter from the crowd. A museum volunteer once told me he saw a flight on a particularly windy day. The pilot was able to lift off, fly backwards down the runway and land behind his takeoff point.

I only watched about half of it. What is the problem?

Seconded. Annoying as hell. Must have beeen done by a schizophrenic.