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rookie01
PostPosted: Sun 22 Jul 2012 10:23 
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http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/850321 ... _multiline

I bet his superiors were amazed how he managed to land a C-17 on such a small runway. At least it's a great example to show off it's STOL (short landing or takeoff) capabilities. :D
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rookie01 wrote:
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8503211/pilot-lands-huge-plane-on-tiny-runway?fb_ref=s%3DshowShareBarUI%3Ap%3Dfacebook-like&fb_source=home_multiline

I bet his superiors were amazed how he managed to land a C-17 on such a small runway. At least it's a great example to show off it's STOL (short landing or takeoff) capabilities. :D

Most such aircraft can land and takeoff from short and unprepared airfields. In fact it is a condition for any russian/soviet aircraft around pretty much.

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The C-130 has always been good at short landings/takeoffs from unprepared runways. The C-5 also has that capability to some degree, but it is rarely used since the aircraft is something of a pig to maintain.
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Wow. :shock:

That's quite a few tonnes stopping on only a few hundred meters.

Well, i guess technical difficulties do happen.

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Three men enter a room. One mentions to the other "Hey there, did you hear about the C17 landing on that tiny airfield? PRETTY CRAZY STUFF!"

The second guy nods a bit "Yep, pretty wild."

The third guy busts out "RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS YOU GUYS."

Which of these three people is most likely to be ikalugin?

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Guggy wrote:
Which of these three people is most likely to be ikalugin?


Too funny - so Russian frequently land at the wrong airports? My guess they are drunk.
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Da. Konspiration Kapitalist: Funny Vodka. Vodka Prativnik! Bad Kabitalist Vodka made plane go all wrong.

But funny, even bad kapitalist vodka can't crash Mother Russia planes.

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Oh pilots. How infallible they all are :D
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