# Extreme STOL airplane lands on ship **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 15, 2013, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-stol-airplane-lands-on-ship/673975 "2013-11-15T12:37:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-stol-airplane-lands-on-ship/673975/1 "2013-11-15T12:37:58Z")
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](http://www.aircraftowner.com/video/extreme-small-plane-landing-on-a-ship-at-sea) Arguable better video: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcQLa_25PkU) Brian ---
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-stol-airplane-lands-on-ship/673975/2 "2013-11-15T16:25:02Z")
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.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0G0HdF3w1Y) 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. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-stol-airplane-lands-on-ship/673975/3 "2013-11-16T15:25:58Z")
> [@ducati](#): > > 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.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0G0HdF3w1Y) > > 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. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-stol-airplane-lands-on-ship/673975/4 "2013-11-16T15:50:43Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-stol-airplane-lands-on-ship/673975/5 "2013-11-16T17:31:57Z")
Whoever edited that second video has some kind of problem. One of the local museums has a WWII-era [Fieseler Storc](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieseler_Fi_156)h 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. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-stol-airplane-lands-on-ship/673975/6 "2013-11-16T20:35:45Z")
> [@Pork\_Rind](#): > > Whoever edited that second video has some kind of problem. I only watched about half of it. What is the problem? ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-stol-airplane-lands-on-ship/673975/7 "2013-11-16T21:00:05Z")
> [@Pork\_Rind](#): > > Whoever edited that second video has some kind of problem. Seconded. Annoying as hell. Must have beeen done by a schizophrenic.