tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255654.post6286735360407898590..comments2023-06-16T08:58:12.580-04:00Comments on Listen 2 Uncle Jay: STOL on a Cargo ShipThe Big Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16973716466048213786noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255654.post-48811246950099182552013-11-13T17:01:23.343-05:002013-11-13T17:01:23.343-05:00Oh. Well, that makes sense too. Oh. Well, that makes sense too. Erin Palettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984632637166408245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255654.post-56929666644017424902013-11-13T16:55:06.189-05:002013-11-13T16:55:06.189-05:00@ONFO:
True dat.
It would fill a specific niche-
E...@ONFO:<br />True dat.<br />It would fill a specific niche-<br />Even if it didn't land (due to ship configuration), it could get close enough to deliver an emergency package, probably more economically than a helicopter.<br /><br />@EP<br />I was amused by that take-off procedure... I did wonder if they were holding it down to run up the prop RPMs without a roll, not that it needed much.<br />The Big Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973716466048213786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255654.post-77347040786994781402013-11-12T23:48:15.234-05:002013-11-12T23:48:15.234-05:00Looking at the two crewmen pushing the plane off t...Looking at the two crewmen pushing the plane off the ship made me think of those cheap balsawood gliders I'd get as toys. <br /><br />Pretty easy to STOL if your plane basically weighs as much as a leaf. Erin Palettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984632637166408245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255654.post-18531654920269437432013-11-12T22:17:10.064-05:002013-11-12T22:17:10.064-05:00But for emergencies, like medicine or a medivac th...But for emergencies, like medicine or a medivac that 'could' be a lifesaver (literally)!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com